so i want to replace just passwd file and instead of x i a have added a generated hash from :
openssl passwd -1 -salt sunny pass123
but i cant login with that pass
what do i miss?
The file that contains the actual authentication creds is the shadow one, and you can’t modify it without root access!
You can try this tho:
https://hacknpentest.com/linux-privilege-escalation-via-writeable-etc-passwd-file/