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Subject: Re: Help passwd file convert
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Sean Murphy <smurphy@calarts.edu> writes:

> I am going to move over from Solaris 8 to FreeBSD 5.4 but would like
> to keep uid, usernames, and passwords from the Solaris 8 box intact
> when I move them to the FreeBSD box.  Is it just as simple as a copy
> and paste for the passwd file?  Is there any commands I have to run
> after the copy and paste?  Anything need to be done to the
> master.passwd file?

It's not quite that simple, but it isn't very hard.  
See the passwd(5) manual.