An administrator needs to see a list of the system user’s encrypted passwords. Which of the following Linux files does the administrator need to read?
A. /etc/shadow
B. /etc/skel
C. /etc/passwd
D. /etc/pw
Which of the following Linux files does the administrator need to read?
TL… The questions asks for a list of encrypted passwords. Not a list of users with passwords set.
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A. /etc/shadow
The /etc/shadow is used to store/update the hash of the passwords not a list of accounts with encrypted passwords.
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