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Re: Where are clear-text passwords stored?



on Sat, Mar 10, 2001 at 12:45:31PM -0800, Robert Cymbala (cymbala@lafn.org) wrote:
> 
> Is this list an exhaustive list of places where my dial-up password is
> stored?  I'm about to return a laptop after installing Debian for a
> friend, and want to make sure all my passwords are deleted.
>   --
>   http://www.lafn.org/~cymbala/Debian/t4700ct.html#passwords

Authoritative answer:

    $ find / -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep -l $password

You may also be interested in the 'wipe' utility (apt-get install wipe).

Cheers.

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