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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
What else can I help you with?
When you open DS Linux it asks you for a user name and password What do you put in?
Try "root" as the username and "uClinux" as the password.
What does a dot preceding a file name in Linux mean?
It means that the file or directory is used for application settings.
Which is the Linux kernel image file from the following and what is location in the file system?
The kernel image is the file in /boot that has a name like "vmlinuz" in it.
What to do when you forget Linux password?
You click forgot password and they send your password to your email
What is the oldest Linux file system?
The first file system Linux supported was the MINIX file system.
What is the name of the Linux top level directory of the file system?
The /, or root directory.
How do you install OpenOffice in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
./ <program file name>
What is the name for the file that contains encrypted passwords for Linux users?
/etc/passwd
What is file manager in Linux?
There is no set file manager in linux. Examples of Linux file managers include but: Nautilus (GNOME) Thunar (XFCE) Dolphin (KDE)
What is the password for su root in Linux?
The password would be whatever the root password is set to.
How do you view passwords in Linux?
Most Unix systems no longer store the passwords in the password file; it is stored in a private file called /etc/shadow, only accessible by the root account. The passwords are stored in encrypted form in that file.
What is meant by shadow password file in Linux?
Typically, the /etc/shadow file. This file contains the actual password hashes for each user and is 'root' readable only. By contrast, the /etc/passwd file is world readable and necessarily so. The actual passwords are not stored on Unix/Linux systems ever, in encrypted format or any other format, only the hashes are stored. This question sounds suspiciously like one copied from a test of some kind. If so, tsk, tsk.
