Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:15:46 -0500 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: iwan@staff.usd.ac.id Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: system password's file --failed Message-ID: <op.sytswkbx9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <3930.202.65.114.148.1129637874.squirrel@webmail.usd.ac.id> References: <38664.202.65.114.154.1129284462.squirrel@webmail.usd.ac.id> <20051014031654.43563.qmail@web33403.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <c21e92e20510132025v1d59a7d7r144e406ce79f04dd@mail.gmail.com> <e8ecf3c00510132129k191a30bapfff1e22b81d46f6d@mail.gmail.com> <49089.202.65.114.154.1129291871.squirrel@webmail.usd.ac.id> <3930.202.65.114.148.1129637874.squirrel@webmail.usd.ac.id>
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On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:17:54 -0500, <iwan@staff.usd.ac.id> wrote: > Hi all, > I failed this steps. FreeBSD cannot recognized my username. > I will try it again. Have anybody another solution ?? Did you read link that I have given? Cheers, Mezz > Thanks before. > regards. > >> Thanks for you all, >> I will do this step. >> >> regards. >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I would suggest you to try the below and make sure this >>> works >>> >>> 1 ) Install a new freebsd server >>> 2 ) create a user on your linux machine say with >>> username >>> freebsd and some >>> password >>> 3 ) now copy the data in your /etc/passwd file of linux >>> machine to freebsd >>> machine >>> 4 ) Also copy the /etc/shadow file to freebsd server and >>> renmae it as >>> /etc/master.passwd >>> 5 ) Also copy /etc/groups >>> 6 ) Now try to login to freebsd machine with the new >>> user >>> created on the >>> linux machine. >>> >>> Note : Please create a copy of the original file on >>> freebsd machine before >>> you change the real file >>> >>> If the test is successful. I suppose you can migrate >>> from >>> linux to freebsd >>> with all the users and their passwords. >>> >>> Also while coping the file make sure that the default >>> enteries are there. >>> That just transfer the user details and not the system >>> user details >>> >>> >>> On 10/14/05, Jiawei Ye <leafy7382@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 10/14/05, Simon Roberts <thorpflyer@yahoo.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Try /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow >>>> > User id and basic stuff in passwd, the encrypted >>>> passwords in shadow. I >>>> > don't know if the encryption algorithms are >>>> compatible >>>> between linux >>>> > and bsd or not. >>>> > >>>> > hth >>>> > Simon >>>> Make sure you don't have >16 chars username before >>>> migrating. FreeBSD >>>> doesn't support really long usernames. >>>> >>>> Jiawei >>>> -- >>>> "Without the userland, the kernel is useless." >>>> --inspired by The Tao of Programming -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org
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