[Fedora-directory-users] Retrieving User Password From Fedora Directory Server

[Jeff Gamsby]

Hariharan R wrote:
> Dear all,
>
>  I am using FDS 7.2 on FC3 for my development. I am storing 
> userprofile along with user password to the FDS database (BDB). When i 
> look the user profile in console i seen that the password value has 
> been encrypted.
> Fine. If i do 'ldapsearch' , it doesn't returns the 'userpassword' 
> attribute and its value.
Are you doing an 'ldapsearch' as "Directory Manager"? Try '-D "Directory 
Manager" -w -'
>  How i can get the userPassword attribute and it's value using LDAP 
> search command. Is there is any way to convert the encrypted password 
> to plain text one.
No. AFAIK the hashes are one-way.
>
>  I am in an urgent need , so please any one guide me.
>
>  Thanks in advance.
>
> ---
> Regards,
> Hariharan.R
>
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