Re: UNIX

BB> Well I can't say for sure on all versions, but I do know that it's
BB> actually pretty easy to get the password file for SCO if you know what
BB> you are looking for. There are actually two sets of user logs, the encrypt
BB> file which is easy to find but nearly impossible to crack, and the shadow
BB> password file, which is hard to find, but fairly easy to get into. I have
BB> a buddy who knows quite a bit about this and was able to hack a unix system
BB> successfully. The real problem is actually getting onto the system in the
BB> first place especially if ALL the users have passwords assigned by the root

one of my friends hacked a couple of unix based university systems through the
net.. i think the one time he used the command ypcat which basically sends you
the password file :)..

GpUcS

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