Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 23:34:25 +1100 From: Sue Blake <sue@comcen.com.au> To: Mark Russell <mark@viper.net.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSDI to FreeBSD passwords Message-ID: <19991209233425.B56133@sblake.comcen.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912081025010.80131-100000@gatekeeper.viper.net.au> References: <19991208064733.B41886@sblake.comcen.com.au> <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912081025010.80131-100000@gatekeeper.viper.net.au>
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On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 10:30:28AM +1100, Mark Russell wrote: > On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Sue Blake wrote: > > > I'm attempting to convert a BSDI 3.0 system to FreeBSD 3.3, and need > > to pull in a few thousand passwords. The master.passwd file is > > compatible, but the encryption's compatibility seems variable. > > We migrated from BSDi 2.1 to FreeBSD 3.3 a few months ago without a > hitch. Make sure you have DES installed from > ftp.internat.freebsd.org. Make sure you have user:*:100: in /etc/group as > under BSDi all normal users are placed in the one group, though you may > have users in other groups which you'll need to add as well. > > Hope this helps Sure does. Thanks to all who replied. With those changes and greater conviction I was able to work out that the failures were all people using ssh. Telnet and local login worked fine for them. I guess I have to build a new ssh after installing DES. -- Sue Blake <sue@comcen.com.au> System Administrator, Com-Cen Pty. Ltd. Sydney Office: +61-2-9516-5400 1/21 Chester Street Camperdown NSW 2050 Customer Support: 1300-651030 http://www.comcen.com.au To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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