Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 01:33:26 +0100 From: "Ahmed Benani" <ahmed_benani@urbanet.ch> To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>, "Network Admin [JPeterson]" <jay@qtm.net> Cc: "FreeBSD-Questions List" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re : Shadow passwd encryption method... Message-ID: <19991206003435.8B8C114D6E@hub.freebsd.org>
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STOP SENDING YOUR MESSAGES I RECEIVED MORE THAN 200 PER DAY AND I NEVER UBSCRIBE TO YOUR LIST: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION ahmed_benani@urbanet.ch ---------- >De=A0: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com> >=C0 : "Network Admin [JPeterson]" <jay@qtm.net> >Cc : FreeBSD-Questions List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Objet=A0: Re: Shadow passwd encryption method... >Date=A0: Dim 5 d=E9c 1999 20:56 > >In the last episode (Dec 05), Network Admin [JPeterson] said: >> > Make sure that you installed the DES crypto libs. Chances are that >> > your passwd file has all DES passwords, and a plain FreeBSD install >> > uses only MD5. You should be able to add DES support through >> > sysinstall ( Configure / Distributions / DES / DES ). >> >> Okay, once I have installed that, how do I enable using that >> encryption, and does it still support the old encryption? (i.e. will >> the passwds that I already have reset with MD5 still work once I >> reboot or am I going to be locked out because root's passwd is MD5?) > >With the DES libs installed, all new passwords will be DES-encrypted, >but it will still recognize the MD5 passwords. > >-- > Dan Nelson > dnelson@emsphone.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
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