pwunconv

Revert shadow passwords

$ pwunconv

$ pwunconv -R [/]

pwunconv [options]

pwunconv converts from shadow to traditional passwords. Removes shadow file.
The tool reverts password storage. Reverse of pwconv.
pwunconv disables shadow.

-R ROOT

Chroot directory.

Security risk. Rarely used. Requires root.

pwunconv is part of shadow-utils for reverting shadow passwords.

pwconv(8), grpunconv(8), passwd(5)