How Linux Stores and Manages User Passwords

onebuck · 01-30-2020, 07:07 AM

Hi,

You may find that How Linux Stores and Manages User Passwords is useful to you as admin;

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Have you wondered how Linux efficiently manages a multi-user environment? In this article we explain how Linux stores and manages user passwords and logins.

Exploring /etc/passwd file

When a user enters a username and password, Linux checks the password entered against an an entry in several files in the “/etc” directory.

Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy Gnu/Linux!

greencedar · 01-31-2020, 07:09 AM

Good article.