/var/db/shadow/hash

Hi Doug,
You are using the -s option incorrectly. You are telling sudo that you want to run the shell "cat" as root. Of course cat isn't a shell so it's not surprising that the results are strange. Omitting the option should solve that problem.

On all UNIX machines in my experience the commands come brief explanations of the options and syntax the command recognizes. You can read these manual pages with the "man" utility. The one you need to read can be accessed with the following command:

man sudo

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Why can't I access mine with this:
sudo -s cat
/var/db/shadow/hash/ > hashfile.txt
cat: /bin/cat: cannot execute binary file
And I am in directory /var/db when trying such.
Thanks.

Doug,

Sometimes sudo's environment is too thin for things.

I'd split your command into two:

<pre>sudo -s
cat whatever...</pre>

Perhaps you need to send your output file to /tmp or somewhere other than the directory you are sitting in?