How can a non-privileged user on a Unix system determine if shadow passwords are being...

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Update on: Jul 25, 2025
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How can a non-privileged user on a Unix system determine if shadow passwords are being used?

Read /etc/password and look for "x" or “II” in the second colon-delimited field

Read /etc/shadow and look for “x” or “II” in the second colon-delimited field

Verify that /etc/password has been replaced with /etc/shadow

Read /etc/shadow and look NULL values In the second comma delimited field

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