Thanks both. Looks like the shadow file was updated around the correct time last night. Moral of the story: don't update passwords at close to 1am.
debian@beaglebone:/etc$ ls -l pass* shadow* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1611 Feb 7 23:56 passwd -rw------- 1 root root 1611 Feb 7 23:56 passwd- -rw-r----- 1 root shadow 1045 Apr 10 00:49 shadow -rw------- 1 root root 960 Feb 7 23:56 shadow- Dan On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 at 17:38, Dennis Lee Bieber <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 03:53:49 -0700 (PDT), Dan Sloane > <[email protected]> declaimed the > following: > > >Hi - do you think this process would work for recovering /etc/passwd > when, > > Passwords may not even be /in/ /etc/passwd -- I know Mandrake > (Mandriva/Mageia) implemented a shadow password system 15-20 years ago. > Reason: /etc/password is pretty much globally readable, and even with a > one-way hash for passwords, being able to read the hashed password makes it > simpler to hack the accounts on a machine (generate random passwords using > the account's seed value until the hash matches). > > The shadow file is in protected directory and only readable by the > login/security functions. > > > -- > Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN > [email protected] > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/xC0yN1mHalo/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/eo6sael22o3inmvead2hgecplv4fnohl6t%404ax.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *Dan Sloane* +44 7879 646806 *Sloane Squared Ltd* Technology for Events, Exhibitions and Visitor Experiences www.sloane-squared.com Sloane Squared Ltd is registered in England and Wales, number 7646371. VAT registration number 116 8861 93. Registered address: Cardinal House,46 St Nicholas Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1TT -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAPWaUEMXUY_vE7UyakbnH0Va2h%2BjcXw%2BDR0FRhg%3Du8YAHY5xYA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
