From: wonko@yabbs
To: PBandana@yabbs
Subject: re: pword files
Date: Tue Oct 19 17:50:04 1993
very simple,

in  the  directory /etc is a  file named  passwd
it  has all the account userids and passwords (encoded)  and  other
neat  info like what shell they use when the  log on  and what
group they are a part of.

that is how  it used to  be anyway,  now,  in the slot where the  password
goes you usually find  an  '*' in it's place.  this means the 
passwords are in a file  called shadow, which  only  root has rights to.

i will  post a  small  example sometime  when  i have  the chance,  maybe
next  message.

-wonko

ps -- hope  it was helpful.