[K12OSN] finding user passwords

[Chris Thomas]

that's in the terminal, i mean in x windows.

--- Brian Chase <networkr0 at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> # su <username>
> 
> 
> Chris Thomas wrote:
> 
> >Hello,
> >
> >As the administrator (root user), is there a way to
> >login to their account (log into gnome or kde),
> >without knowing their password?
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >--- Will Hatch <fhkms at adelphia.net> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I have a disgruntled student who changed his user
> >>password and will not tell faculty what it is.  I
> >>can access his home directory from root I know,
> but
> >>would still like to find out this password.  How
> do
> >>I do this? I have locked his account out.  Also,
> is
> >>there a way to make it so they cannot change their
> >>password?  thanks!
> >>
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