User password

How the password get updated in shadow file , though it is having read permission?

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gopi918
Profile Answers by gopi918

Feb 7th, 2008

rpc.yppasswdd daemon automatically updates the user password file.

utpalsarkar
Profile Answers by utpalsarkar

Mar 31st, 2009

in /sbin/passwd file SGID is set, reason which we can update the password.

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