What is the meaning of the different fields in the shadow file

Nice Narwhal answered on March 22, 2023 Popularity 1/10 Helpfulness 1/10

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What is the meaning of the different fields in the shadow file

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 /etc/shadow  has 8 Fields
 john:$6$iTEFbMTM$CXmxPwErbEef9RUBvf1zv8EgXQdaZg2eOd5uXyvt4sFzi6G4lIqavLilTQgniAHm3Czw/LoaGzoFzaMm.YwOl/:17707:0:90:14:::
    1. Username - of the currently logged in user
    2. Encrypted password - stores actual user password in encrypted form
    3. Date of last password change - records the number of days since the user’s password was last changed
    4. Minimum required days between password changes - This field sets the minimum required days that must be elapsed between password changes
    5. Maximum allowed days between password changes - the days specified in this field are the maximum allowed days for a user to use a password and once these days are elapsed, on next login user is forced to change their password.
    6. Number of days in advance to display password expiration message - If remaining days to change a password are less than or equal to the days specified in this field, user will get a warning message to change his password.
    7. Number of days after password expiration to disable the account
    8. Account expiration date

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