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I have root access on RHEL 6.<br />
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How can I find the file that contains non-administrator users and the passwords<br />
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How can I find out what a user's pw is, and modify it if necessary
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I have root access on RHEL 6.

How can I find the file that contains non-administrator users and the passwords

How can I find out what a user's pw is, and modify it if necessary

RHEL 6 administrator question

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