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retrieving username and password
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I want to retrieve the username and password of the current user from a shell script ....
how to do this?
how to do this?
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Password is a whole different (uglier) beast.
Last edited by Comatose; Jan 25th, 2009 at 5:40 am.
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Ok, something to keep in mind, the password is ENCRYPTED, so even if I told you where to find it (/etc/passwd, /etc/shadow) it will do you no good unless you can figure out how to DECRYPT it... *nix is pretty secure... they don't just let you have your way with passwords.... hacker.
Ok, something to keep in mind, the password is ENCRYPTED, so even if I told you where to find it (/etc/passwd, /etc/shadow) it will do you no good unless you can figure out how to DECRYPT it... *nix is pretty secure... they don't just let you have your way with passwords.... hacker.
LOLZ
if i was a hacker then probably i would have been able to do this and not writing in forums asking for help...............
if i was a hacker then probably i would have been able to do this and not writing in forums asking for help...............
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Why do you need the password?
The easiest way to get the password is to ask the user for it, and explain why you need it.
passwords are usually stored as hashes (a one-way function).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptog..._hash_function
There is no simple function to go in the other direction.
The easiest way to get the password is to ask the user for it, and explain why you need it.
passwords are usually stored as hashes (a one-way function).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptog..._hash_function
There is no simple function to go in the other direction.
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