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Date: Sun, 7 Dec 1997 18:39:42 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Randy Katz <randyk@ccsales.com>
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Subject: Re: HELP...Passwords Problem.
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On Sun, 7 Dec 1997, Randy Katz wrote:

> Help!
> 
> I've noticed when I now use adduser (in FreeBSD 2.2.5) the password 
> doesn't work. If I go and change the password with the passwd command it 
> then works.
> 
> I have the des libraries installed. What else do I need to do? What is 
> the problem here?
> 
> I asked this question before and someone said to install the DES 
> libraries which I did...and it didn't work.

Did you run `adduser' as root?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major