Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 22:13:14 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp> Cc: interrupt request <irq@stepahead.net>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Switching to FreeBSD Message-ID: <5841.859702394@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 30 Mar 1997 12:47:28 %2B0900." <Pine.SV4.3.95.970330124438.1228A-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp>
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> FreeBSD passwords aren't in /etc/passwd, they're in a db. You need to Well, to be more accurate - they're shadowed in /etc/passwd but actually in /etc/master.passwd (from which the db is built). If you have DES style passwords on your Linux box, just make sure that the DES distribution is installed on your FreeBSD box then copy the entries into /etc/master.passwd using vipw(1). When you're done adjusting the entries to taste (home directory, GCOS field changes, etc), vipw will rebuild the databases automatically. Jordan
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