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The format of the/etc/shadow file is as follows:
Username:password:last_change:min_change:max_change:warm:failed_expire:expiration:reserved.
The contents of the/etc/passwd file are as follows:
Each line consists of a semicolon-delimited string of characters, in the following format:
Username:password:uid:gid:gecos:homedir:shell
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