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Date:      Fri, 23 Oct 1998 03:30:42 -0700
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
To:        "John Saunders" <john.saunders@scitec.com.au>
Cc:        "FreeBSD current" <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: [Q]: Buildworld without secure libs (to use MD5 passwords) 
Message-ID:  <503.909138642@time.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 23 Oct 1998 12:12:09 %2B1000." <002a01bdfe2a$89f55480$6cb611cb@saruman.scitec.com.au> 

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> How about changing passwd check for the existance of a magic
> file such as /etc/create_md5_passwords. Just like adjkerntz
> checks for the /etc/wall_cmos_clock file. This should do it...

Gross.  What's wrong with just creating a new field in /etc/auth.conf?
That's what it's there for, after all.  I see absolutely no reason to
create another file in /etc just for this purpose.

- Jordan

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