How to check password in linux

Linux account is recorded in the /etc/passwd file, and the password is saved in /etc/shadow

1. Open the terminal and enter head -3 / etc/passwd, press Enter to view the first three passwords.

#2. Enter cat /etc/shadow and press Enter. You can see all the users and passwords here (user passwords are encrypted and saved in the shadow file)

3. Enter ls -l /etc/passwd /etc/shadow to view the password permissions.

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