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My admin has set password for root...& I want to see that password
in human readable manner .In addition i don't want to see it in "encrypted manner"...can i see this
I don't want to reset that password
can anyone help me for this ... reply me on [EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED BY MODERATOR]
Last edited by win32sux; 02-24-2010 at 08:35 AM.
Reason: Removed email address.
Distribution: CentOS, RHEL, Solaris 10, AIX, HP-UX
Posts: 731
Rep:
Hi,
your admin had a good reason to set the password unknown to you, i think.
No there is no way to see a unix password in an unencrypted way. Ask your admin for the password, otherwise there is no way for you to see it in an unencrypted manner.
Also i'm not helping to cheat an admin.
You better should not provide your email address in a forum.
If you're not the admin of this box, then there's no way I know of in which helping you get the root password wouldn't be incompatible with the spirit of the LQ Rules. I'm closing this thread for that reason.
BTW, I've removed the email address from your post, as LQ is a community-oriented site in which discussions should take place in public, so that they may be of benefit to the greatest number of people.
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