List users in the /etc/passwd file with awk very easily.
How to list all users in the /etc/passwd file that match certain criteria.
/etc/passwd
The workings of the Linux OS are very interesting.
The many Linux distributions out there are very interesting in how they work. The passwords for the users are stored in a file in /etc/shadow. This is only readable by the system administrator account and are encrypted with different levels of encryption. This example is using the outdated MD5 encryption scheme, which should never be … Read more
Understanding the /etc/passwd file on UNIX/Linux.
The /etc/passwd file on UNIX/Linux is where the user accounts for Linux are stored. This keeps your system safe as the passwords are stored as hashes in the /etc/shadow file, which is separate from the passwd file and is only accessible by the superuser. This keeps a system very safe. Red Hat Enterprise Linux uses … Read more
How to list only the usernames in the /etc/passwd file on Linux.
This is how to list only the usernames in the /etc/passwd file. A very useful tip indeed. The -f1 parameter is the section that is shown. jason@localhost ~ $ cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd root bin daemon adm lp sync shutdown halt news uucp operator portage nobody sshd man messagebus jason polkitdjason@localhost ~ $ cut -d: … Read more