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From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
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Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:00:48 +0200
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Subject: Re: Dumb question about DES/MD5 in /etc/master.passwd
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On Friday 07 September 2007 03:28:48 Jo=E3o Carlos Mendes Lu=EDs wrote:
>     This question must be really dumb, but I cannot find its answer.
>
>     In a somewhat recently updated RELENG_6 FreeBSD, whenever I run the
> program /usr/bin/passwd to change an users password, it encrypts the
> password using DES.  I have already configured /etc/login.conf for MD5,
> but it still goes with DES:
>
> *$ grep passwd /etc/login.conf
>
>         :passwd_format=3Dmd5:\
>
> #       :passwd_format=3Ddes:\
> $*


After changing that, did you run cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf?

=2D-=20
Mel