Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 01:45:35 -0500 (EST) From: interrupt request <irq@stepahead.net> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Switching to FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970330014514.27938A-100000@stepahead.net> In-Reply-To: <5841.859702394@time.cdrom.com>
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What if I don't have DES style passwds?
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On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> > FreeBSD passwords aren't in /etc/passwd, they're in a db. You need to
>
> Well, to be more accurate - they're shadowed in /etc/passwd but
> actually in /etc/master.passwd (from which the db is built).
>
> If you have DES style passwords on your Linux box, just make sure
> that the DES distribution is installed on your FreeBSD box then
> copy the entries into /etc/master.passwd using vipw(1). When
> you're done adjusting the entries to taste (home directory, GCOS
> field changes, etc), vipw will rebuild the databases automatically.
>
> Jordan
>
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