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Title: How to decrypt /etc/shadow file password string
Post by: sandeepvson on January 04, 2010, 10:41:12 AM

HI,
I want to see if it is possible to decrypt and view string contained in /etc/shadow file.
Is there any command or shell function for decryption.
Thanks in Advance...

Title: Re: How to decrypt /etc/shadow file password string
Post by: gauravbajaj on January 05, 2010, 05:54:23 AM

As per my knowledge ... you can't decrypt md5  . So there is no way to decrypt /etc/shadow file......

Title: Re: How to decrypt /etc/shadow file password string
Post by: dragoncity99 on May 03, 2011, 01:29:58 PM

There's only unshadow or shadow the /etc/passwd.

Shadow /etc/shadow
# pwconv

UnShadow /etc/ shadow
# pwunconv