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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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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