[SOLVED] grep $LOGNAME /etc/passwd

Dru-Jitsu · 07-08-2010, 08:18 AM

Code:

JDoe1615:x:2123:2000:DOE, ECA277 :/home/students/10866/JDoe1615:/bin/bash

provided with the information listed can someone touch on all the fields that are displayed?

MS3FGX · 07-08-2010, 08:20 AM

I don't understand the question, but already don't have a good feeling about this topic.

Dru-Jitsu · 07-08-2010, 08:21 AM

I am basically just asking for the fields that are displayed.... GID, UID, everything accross

pixellany · 07-08-2010, 08:24 AM

Well, a few of them are obvious:
Username
Path to $HOME directory
Default Shell

What exactly do you need to know?

pixellany · 07-08-2010, 08:26 AM

Google is your friend:
http://www.google.com/search?q=passw...ient=firefox-a

Dru-Jitsu · 07-08-2010, 08:26 AM

Yeah I understand some are obvious but there are a few numbers in there I am not sure what they are, I am just asking if someone can list them across in the order they are so I can see if there is something I am missing on some of those numbers at the beginning.

pixellany · 07-08-2010, 08:28 AM

See my Google link (we posted at the same time)---Beyond that, what EXACTLY do you need to know?

(The only numbers are the UID and GID)

brianL · 07-08-2010, 08:31 AM

Are you trying to find out somebody's password from that?

Dru-Jitsu · 07-08-2010, 08:33 AM

Yeah that google link was awesome hit it to a TTTTTTTT. I was googling but I couldn't find anything like that. I am just playing around with job control and such trying to get the hang of all of this.

Dru-Jitsu · 07-08-2010, 08:34 AM

NO! I am not trying to figure out anyone's passwd I understand that is in the shadow. All I am doing is playing around with the job control and such learning around linux, I am not trying to hack anyone.

grail · 07-08-2010, 09:15 AM

JDoe1615 - user
x - password
2123 - uid
2000 - gid
DOE, ECA277 - description
/home/students/10866/JDoe1615 - home
/bin/bash - shell

Bratmon · 07-08-2010, 10:39 AM

Code:

man 5 passwd

pixellany · 07-08-2010, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grail

JDoe1615 - user
x - password
2123 - uid
2000 - gid
DOE, ECA277 - description
/home/students/10866/JDoe1615 - home
/bin/bash - shell

The midnight nitpicker strikes......

If "x" were the password, it would be the weakest one on record....

"x" in the second field means that a password has been set. If the field is empty, no password is required, and (IIRC) an "!" means the account is locked.

grail · 07-08-2010, 08:50 PM

nitpicking received