why /etc/shadow file do not have any permission ?



why /etc/shadow file do not have any permission ?..

Answer / Bhagat Singh

/etc/shadow is a critical system file in Linux, containing encrypted password information and user account details. To protect sensitive data, it is configured with restricted permissions, typically read-only for users (r--), read and write for the owner (-rw---), and no execute permission for all others (----).

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