How the /etc/passwd file is accessed by passwd command
10417
How does the 'passwd' command gain root user permissions?
92467
I deleted the "/etc/passwd" file and cannot log in
40000
How to decode the hash password in /etc/shadow
151840
How does the Linux file structure work?
9812
Execute vs Read bit. How do directory permissions in Linux work?
3834
How do you view file permissions?
84438
Why 'mkpasswd -m sha-512' produce different result every time it is called?
77848
How does one inspect the directory structure information of a unix/linux file?
131106
Understanding directory symlinks traversals and the parent directory
127738
Can root/superuser read my read-protected files?
46581
Difference between passwd and passwd- file
104144
Why is everybody so concerned about etc/passwd?
38755
How to Change maxPasswdAge parameter in OpenLDAP in Linux
19524
How can I determine the sudo password?
150837
How to implement password protection for individual files?
133958
Why is the 'sudo' password different than the 'su root' password
49037
how to view a directory's permission