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I need to figure out a password, but I'm not supposed to change the password itself. Is there anyway, perhaps through the common-password file or a command to show the plaintext password of a user?

Migly Moogly
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  • why would you do that ? – Alex Jones Dec 06 '14 at 18:14
  • If you're talking about the login password, only its hash is stored in `/etc/shadow`. Good lucking matching a plaintext to that hash. – muru Dec 06 '14 at 18:18
  • I was afraid of that. Any other input? Also, if you're familiar with xhydra, is there a file where used passwords would show? – Migly Moogly Dec 06 '14 at 18:20
  • You can try john ;) John the Ripper - see http://sectools.org/tool/john/ – Panther Dec 06 '14 at 18:40
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    John the ripper would only work if the password is 3 or 4 letters long... unless you want to have it running for a couple of years. – animaletdesequia Dec 06 '14 at 20:05
  • @darent- That is completely wrong , I suggest you give john a try and see for yourself. John can not crack "strong" passwords, but length, alone, is not a strong password. John will use dictionaries, which makes it much faster. – Panther Dec 07 '14 at 03:52

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