Where can i find the passwd file?

alice95089 · 04-06-2005, 09:34 PM

Hi all,
I remember there is a passwd file for all user in linux.

I would like to change the userpasswd by that file but i forget where is the file. could any one tell me what is the path of the passwd file?

Thanks
Alice

masand · 04-06-2005, 09:43 PM

the information is

in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow

have alook at

man passwd

man shadow

regards

jailbait · 04-06-2005, 09:43 PM

"I would like to change the userpasswd by that file but i forget where is the file. could any one tell me what is the path of the passwd file?"

The file is /etc/passwd but I haven't told you anything useful. If you want to change a user password use the passwd command. See:
man passwd

If you want to understand how the password relates to a user see:
man pam

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Steve Stites

masand · 04-06-2005, 10:01 PM

adding to that

systems nowdays also used LDAP authentication,so u may not have passwords in /etc/passwd

regards