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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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