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Subject: Re: Encrypted passwords
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>But when I encrypt them and put them in the passwd file, they do not allow
>the user to log in.  I have to use the passwd program to manually change
>them to the same password that I wanted originally.  Thus I believe the
>problem lies in the encryption method or how it is being passwd to the
>chpass program.

Hummm, I think nowdays passwords are not kept in a plain file but in a
.db file. Can't it be the problem?

Olivier

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