root password in shadow file [SOLVED}
Posted: 03 Jan 2015, 00:54
Hi all
I need to change the root password, is that password encrypted/encoded or just plain text in the /etc/shadow file?
The reason I ask is that mine is a long string of alphanumeric characters which include things like $ and /
Is this because the wizard generated a random password but it's still plain text?
Thanks in advance.
Dave.
I need to change the root password, is that password encrypted/encoded or just plain text in the /etc/shadow file?
The reason I ask is that mine is a long string of alphanumeric characters which include things like $ and /
Is this because the wizard generated a random password but it's still plain text?
Thanks in advance.
Dave.