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I want to check, from the linux command line, if a given cleartext password is the same of a crypted password on a /etc/shadow

(I need this to authenticate web users. I'm running an embedded linux.)

I have access to the /etc/shadow file itself.

I want to check, from the linux command line, if a given cleartext password is the same of a crypted password on a /etc/shadow

(I need this to authenticate web users. I'm running an embedded linux.)

I want to check, from the linux command line, if a given cleartext password is the same of a crypted password on a /etc/shadow

(I need this to authenticate web users. I'm running an embedded linux.)

I have access to the /etc/shadow file itself.

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How to check password with Linux?

I want to check, from the linux command line, if a given cleartext password is the same of a crypted password on a /etc/shadow

(I need this to authenticate web users. I'm running an embedded linux.)