Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:22:15 -0500 From: Shaun <senmonk@ncweb.com> To: lists@rhavenn.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Migrating User Accounts from Linux to FreeBSD Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020319222112.00a317a0@ncweb.com> In-Reply-To: <200203192256.g2JMuRw0096888@smaug.rhavenn.net> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020319173622.00a32130@ncweb.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020319173622.00a32130@ncweb.com>
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Is there anything that needs to be done to reload the passwd file into memory? If not then it didnt work. Do u have any other suggestions? Thanks, Shaun At 05:04 PM 3/19/2002 -0600, Henrik Hudson wrote: >If memory serves me right, depending on how the passwords are encrypted on >your PPC box you "should" be able to just copy the passwd field from your >shadow file and plunk them into your master passwd file on your BSD box. If >you have a lot of users this may be tedious, but should work if the password >was hashed using DES or MD5 . Of course, you probably want to change paths to >shells and homedirs, etc... as well. > > >On Tuesday 19 March 2002 16:41, Shaun wrote: > > Hello all- > > > > I have been searching through all sides of the internet trying to > find > > information on how to migrate the accounts. I have been to several list > > archives, google, the hand book and everything but haven't been able to > > find anything too helpful. > > > > I am trying to move user accounts from a LinuxPPC 2000 box to a FreeBSD > > 4.5. The problem on the linux box is that the pwdunconv program doesnt seem > > to work. The box is a bit crippled. (its an iMac, i know i know... not my > > choice.) Does anyone know how I could resolve this problem? > > > > Thanks for any and all help! > > > > Shaun Newcomer > > MHS SSA/Webmaster > > monk@mentorhigh.com > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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