POP3 Password Recovery from Root in RHL 3ES

vpb · 10-30-2005, 12:20 PM

Dear All:

How can I recover a POP3 user's password in an UNencrypted way? I have access to root. I use RHL 3ES/Enterprise.
Appreciate your advice in advance.
VPB

acid_kewpie · 10-30-2005, 01:24 PM

you don't recover passwords. you just set new ones you know. the point of password encryption is to make things one way only, it's not possible to retrieve them.

vpb · 10-30-2005, 01:40 PM

That's what I was afraid of.
Well, well, I'll reset them then.
Thank you.
VPB

Tinkster · 10-30-2005, 01:54 PM

Heh - well, if the passwords were very weak (e.g.
dictionary words, shorter than 6 characters) a brute
force method with John the Ripper may work ;)

Cheers,
Tink

vpb · 10-30-2005, 01:57 PM

Nope, they're b/w 8 to 14 chrs.
I guess it's easier to reset them & make users remember/put them down somewhere; less overhead on my time.
Thanks for the tip too.
VPB