FreeBSD password file

reno_queen

What would be FreeBSD password file equivalent of linux /etc/shadow and /etc/passwd? Is it the same? According to what I heard /etc/passwd exists in FreeBSD, but not sure in case of /etc/shadow.

Originally asked by user41648 on Stack Exchange (superuser) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

In freeBSD password and user related information are stored as blow. /etc/master.passwd the user database. Its equivalent for /etc/shadow of Linux /etc/passwd a Version 7 format password file. Same as /etc/passwd of Linux /etc/passwd.XXXXXX temporary copy of the password file

Full answer by Kannan Mohan: https://superuser.stackexchange.com/a/476850 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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