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User's passwords are generally stored in

  1. /etc/passwd

  2. /var/passwd

  3. /etc/password

  4. /var/password
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Historically, /etc/passwd contained encrypted passwords. Modern systems use /etc/shadow for password hashes with /etc/passwd storing only user metadata. The other paths (/var/passwd, /etc/password, /var/password) are not standard.

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