What is default permission of /etc/passwd , /etc/shadow files
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Answer / manoj
bash-3.00$ ls -l /etc/shadow
-r-------- 1 root sys 3030 Dec 5
23:05 /etc/shadow
bash-3.00$
bash-3.00$ ls -l /etc/passwd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 8243 Dec 3
05:18 /etc/passwd
bash-3.00$
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Answer / sonu
In RHEL- 6
[sonu@localhost ~]$ ll /etc/passwd
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1748 Mar 4 04:58 /etc/passwd
[sonu@localhost ~]$ ll /etc/shadow
----------. 1 root root 1076 Mar 4 04:58 /etc/shadow
[sonu@localhost ~]$
/etc/passwd === 644
/etc/shadow ===000
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 17 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / karthik
Default permission for /etc/passwd is
644
Default permission for /etc/shadow is
400
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 17 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / ramunix123
bash-3.00# ls -ltr /etc/passwd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 2178 Nov 18 12:11 /etc/passwd
bash-3.00# ls -ltr /etc/shadow
-r-------- 1 root sys 1117 Nov 18 12:55 /etc/shadow
bash-3.00# w
4:53pm up 1 day(s), 10:29, 5 users, load average: 4.44, 4.52, 5.06
User tty login@ idle JCPU PCPU what
zaldeza pts/1 Sun12pm 25:56 4:46 bash
zaldeza pts/2 Sun 6am 5:51 290:59 bash
ram pts/3 12:54pm bash
zaldeza pts/8 Sun12pm 25:58 bash
zaldeza pts/18 1:21pm 23 1 bash
bash-3.00# date
Monday, February 13, 2012 4:53:51 PM CST
bash-3.00#
passwd = 644
shadow = 400
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 6 Yes | 0 No |
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