Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 21:11:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Bryce Newall <data@dreamhaven.net> To: VEGA <vega@d132-h017.rh.rit.edu> Cc: FreeBSD questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: shadowing passwords Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96.981013211109.19668i-100000@ds9.dreamhaven.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810132302560.453-100000@d132-h017.rh.rit.edu>
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On Tue, 13 Oct 1998, VEGA wrote: > is there a mechanism for FreeBsd to > shadow passwords? i have never > seen anyhting about it in the FAQ or handbook... There sure is; FreeBSD does it automatically. If you look in your /etc/passwd file, you'll see that any accounts you create will have a password of *, which translates to an un-decryptable password. The "real" encrypted files are stored in a root-readable-only file called /etc/master.passwd. ********************************************************************** * Bryce Newall * Email: data@dreamhaven.net * * WWW: http://home.dreamhaven.net/~data * * "Insanity takes its toll. Please have exact change." * ********************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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