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Default password paths

Where can Unix or Windows password files usually be found?


Windows System Type
Path
Token
Windows9x \windows\user.pwl  
Windows 2000 \WINNT\system32\config\SAM or
\WINNT\repair\SAM
 
     
UNIX System Type
Path
Token
AIX 3 /etc/security/passwd
or
/tcb/auth/files/<first letter of username>/<username> 
!
or
#
A/UX 3.Os /tcb/files/auth/* *
BSD4.3-Reno /etc/master.passwd *
ConvexOS 10 /etc/shadpw *
Convex0S 11 /etc/shadow *
DG/UX /etc/tcb/aa/user *
EP/IX /etc/shadow x
HP-UX /.secure/etc/passwd *
IRIX 5 /etc/shadow x
Linux 1.1 /etc/shadow *
OSF/1 /etc/passwd[.dir|.pag] *
SCO UNIX #.2.x /tcb/auth/files/<first letter of username>/<username> *
SunOS 4.1+c2 /etc/security/passwd.adjunct ##
SunOS 5.0 /etc/shadow  
System V 4.0 /etc/shadow x
System V 4.2 /etc/security/* database  
Ultrix 4 /etc/auth[.dir|.pag] *
UNICOS /etc/udb *
     

 

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