[K12OSN] finding user passwords

[Brian Chase]

# 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:
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>>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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