As Jerzy Kakol said: > > > ...the attribute readable for others in case of the file /etc/passwd?
Perhaps a bit, but not too much. The passwords in /etc/passwd are encrypted through one-way DES encryption. It's much easier to simply guess users' passwords, the majority of which are first-names or first-names followed by a number. > > TIA. > > Jerzy Kakol > --gilbert ______________________________________________________________________ Gilbert Ramirez Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Texas http://merece.uthscsa.edu/gram Health Science Center at San Antonio University Health System
