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Message-ID: <20080310173803.70aecaba@f1fc>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:38:03 +0200
From: Henri Salo <fgeek@...k.fi>
To: john-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: How to determine # users with a shadow file

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:08:27 -0400
"Travis Altman" <travisaltman@...il.com> wrote:

> I have several questions along the same subject,
> 
> First how would I determine the number of users (not pseudo users) on
> a box from its shadow file?
> 
> How does John determine which lines in the shadow file are uers?
> 
> I assume these numbers should match up?

John likes model where user is user if there is a password in that line
to crack up. There is no need to know anything else.

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