Re: password hash in shadow file

[Adam Weremczuk <adamw@matrixscience.com>]

I think it was me invoking "passwd" as root and aborting (ctrl+D) 
without making any changes.
Would that be enough to update the shadow file?


On 13/03/18 15:47, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> What I don't understand is how the system changed the hashing
> method without getting you involved. You don't remember having
> had to enter the root password?
>
> That would be strange.
>
> Cheers