password

[MrPatel]

is there any way to view users passwords from root?

[Ludootje]

as far as i know: no
but you can modify them, of course
if you'd like to do that, under linux-mandrake you go to the menu -> configuration -> other -> one of the 3 user managers (userconf; userdrake and usermanager or something)
hope this helps.

[Strike]

or you could just do passwd <username> and then change the password

[Ludootje]

Originally posted by Strike:
<STRONG>or you could just do passwd &lt;username&gt; and then change the password</STRONG>
heh that's a lot easyer :)
*learned something today*

[MrPatel]

yeah. but. i just installed red hat 6.1 and for some reason it wont recognize my password for one of the accounts. :( Thats why i wanted to know if root can let me view the passwords.

[m3rlin]

well you can do something like passwd user &lt;new password&gt; and see if he accepts the new password, or you can try to crack it with john ripper(not legal, but if it is your system i thing that's no problem).

[Ludootje]

can't you login with those passes (on your GUI or txt-based login) or doesn't the cmd
"login username"
"password_username"
cause I have that too on my mandrake, i can login though i can't in a shell, it will tell me my password is incorrect :/