Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux to use Passwd to Store Passwords Instead of Shadow
Issue
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux needs to be configured to use
/etc/passwdto store passwords instead of using/etc/shadow.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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