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Date:      Sat, 10 Oct 1998 17:38:33 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@devrycols.edu>
To:        Jargo Liib <jargo@liib.ee>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: your mail
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.02.9810101736530.218-100000@insomnia.local.net>
In-Reply-To: <001a01bdf483$21a693e0$120107d4@jargolii>

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> Hello gurus,
> 
>     I have a problem concerning one of my users -- the unfortunate fellow has forgot his password and asked me to look it up for him. Becouse I'm the root, I can do this but I don't know how. Can you please help me, please??
> 
No, you can't look it up for him.

UNIX passwords are encrypted using a one way hash.  That means that they
cannot be decrypted. 

What you can do however, is change the password for him.




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