root@bt:/pentest/passwords/john# john --single ~/passwords.txt Warning: detected hash type "sha512crypt", but the string is also recognized as "crypt" Use the "--format=crypt" option to force loading these as that type instead Loaded 1 password hash (sha512crypt [32/32]) toor (root) guesses: 1 time: 0:00:00:00 DONE (Fri Jan 4 10:12:42 2013) c/s: 35.00 trying: toor Use the "--show" option to display all of the cracked passwords reliably root@bt:/pentest/passwords/john# john --show ~/passwords.txt root:toor:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash 1 password hash cracked, 0 left