From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 15 07:50:58 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87D9A16A400 for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:50:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout7.cac.washington.edu (mxout7.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.178]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6445013C46C for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:50:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout7.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.05) with ESMTP id l5F7ovmA029672 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:50:57 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.45] (c-24-10-12-194.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [24.10.12.194]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l5F7ouV7011751 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:50:57 -0700 Message-ID: <467244DD.9060809@u.washington.edu> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:50:53 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Windows/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ofloo References: <10840247.post@talk.nabble.com> <11093482.post@talk.nabble.com> <7CDA68DA-A40D-4A6A-B9D7-1AFF589E9316@messier.com> <11134620.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <11134620.post@talk.nabble.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.1.294258, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.6.15.2933 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: password file migration X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:50:58 -0000 Ofloo wrote: > I did the same thing a long time ago and i just created used pwd_mkdb, and it > worked fine. > > Though i'm not entirely sure what this has to do with this topic. > > > Mark Messier wrote: > >> I know this has been covered before, but the search mechanism >> at the mailing list archive doesn't seem to work (zero matches for >> the word: password). >> >> I've got a 5.3 system and a 6.2 system. I want to migrate the user >> accounts from the 5.3 to the 6.2. They use different encryption >> mechanisms for the password in master.password. >> >> Other that running a cracker, is there a way to upconvert the >> old to the new? >> >> Thanks, >> -mark >> Simply running mergemaster (part of the recommended upgrade errata) should do the trick, as it will prompt you to execute some commands to 'upgrade' the password database and other relevant databases. -Garrett