Help finding specific words in a file

[Robert22]

Hey im trying to see if the 'passwd' file contains the word "root"
how can this be done?

Many thanks in advance!

 

[KGIII]

Are you looking for:

sudo cat /path/to/file | grep root

sudo may or may not be required, depending on the file's permissions. It won't hurt if you use it.

Hmm...

You could check to see if it's stored where the system normally stores passwords, I think.. I'm pretty sure. I may have a bit more wine than normal in me, but it'd look like this:

sudo cat /etc/shadow | grep root

 

[Tolkem]

Hey im trying to see if the 'passwd' file contains the word "root"

grep root /etc/passwd

You might get something similar to this

grep root /etc/passwd
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

 

[Alexzee]

You can hold down the CTRL and the f key and it will help you find the word you're looking for.