01-22-2020, 03:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-22-2020, 03:31 PM by Arwen.
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@martinayotte, yes, the actual encrypted data is in "/etc/shadow". But the question was for changing the plain text user name, which one method to fix is edittig "/etc/passwd".
Lots of people may not know, but the original encrypted passwords were in "/etc/passwd" when Unix was first written.
@FeMike, the forum search function is at the top of web page, in the black bar, third from the right.
Each forum seems to do things slightly different.
Lots of people may not know, but the original encrypted passwords were in "/etc/passwd" when Unix was first written.
@FeMike, the forum search function is at the top of web page, in the black bar, third from the right.
Each forum seems to do things slightly different.
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Arwen Evenstar
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Arwen Evenstar
Princess of Rivendale