on Mon, 07 Apr 2003 04:10:40AM -0700, Troy Arnold insinuated:
> On Sun, Apr 06, 2003 at 08:50:09PM -0400, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> > hey all,
> >
> > i'm trying to figure out how to make the password-cracking
> > software "john the ripper" work. the manpages suck. has anyone
> > used this one before? or, can anyone recommend a better
> > weak-password-tester for a large system?
> >
>
> ./john some.file-with-crap-passwords
do i have to call it from the directory it's in? and can i give it
/etc/passwd? trys to do the above just yield:
Loaded 0 passwords, exiting...
thanks again,
</nori>
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