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User account information can be found inside /etc/passwd file; the password field is the second one using ":" as the field delimiter.

In case the password there is a lower-case "x", then the encrypted passwords is stored inside /etc/shadowfile.

For more information look at the output of these commands:

* man 5 passwd * man 5 shadow

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