How Linux Stores and Manages User Passwords
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| Have you wondered how Linux efficiently manages a multi-user environment? In this article we explain how Linux stores and manages user passwords and logins. Exploring /etc/passwd file When a user enters a username and password, Linux checks the password entered against an an entry in several files in the "/etc" directory. |
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