How to convert shadow file again?
Issue
- Customer found that there was no /etc/shadow file, also /etc/password file had hash value as follow:
root:65BBZ/Jpoe1aU:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
- Why did shadow file was removed ?
- How to create shadow file again ?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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