> > > The user is added to the database succefully.I can able to see the > encrypted password while retrieving it (but i am adding it using the > clear text format). > > I want to know how the password is actually stored in the database? The hashed value is stored (much the same as /etc/passwd). You can dump the database using db_dump -p (get the right version for the version of BDB used in your FDS). The primary index is the file id2entry.db4. That'll show you exactly what's stored.