Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 14:57:43 -0800 (PST) From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: phk@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: changing password... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970215145642.11702A-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <14434.856046887@critter.dk.tfs.com>
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On Sat, 15 Feb 1997, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > Why don't we have an option for /usr/bin/passwd to input a precoded > password ? > > $ passwd -c phk > Please enter encrypted password: $1$8cEEj84y$GCYmM39miP8Fc9K8iAHTI/ > Please reenter: $1$8cEEj84y$GCYmM39miP8Fc9K8iAHTI/ > $ > > I know that this is a good way to hose yourself, but it would also > have some useful features I think. > > Comments ? Well, root can already do it with vipw, and why would anyone else need to? > -- > Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. > http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. > whois: [PHK] | phk@tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. > Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so. > Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems."
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