Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:55:17 +0530 From: "Unix Tools" <unixtools@hotmail.com> To: "Masood Ahmad Shah" <jahil@mail.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: changing linux /etc/passwd to freebsd /etc/passwd Message-ID: <OE62IzCxCup1XhQN4KA00009240@hotmail.com> References: <20020903072528.49051.qmail@mail.com>
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Hi,
1) First on the linux box run teh command pwunconv to convert the shadow
password file into a raw format (Refer man pwunconv).
2) Take out the account that exists in the /etc/master.passwd file on
freebsd.
3) Copy the passwd linus file on freebsd and call it linux.
4) awk -F: '{print $1":"$2":"$3":"$4"::::"$5":"$6":"$7}' < linux>
master.passwd (The < > around linux is necessary).
This will convert your Linux password file over to FreeBSD format, now
copy the new master.passwd file to /etc
5) cp master.passwd /etc/
6) Now update the database - /usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd
Thats it.
Whatever you do take a backup of master.passwd before you start.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Masood Ahmad Shah" <jahil@mail.com>
To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 12:55 PM
Subject: changing linux /etc/passwd to freebsd /etc/passwd
> Hello my dear users,
>
> I'm running sendmail on Linux wiht 22000 users now I want to convert my
Linux /etc/passwd to FreeBSD /etc/passwd.
> tell me how can i do that. is there any special format or my Linux
/etc/passwd will work as it working in Linux with FreeBSD.]
> Please reply me if you know..
>
> Regards
> Masood Ahmad Shah
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