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Date:      Mon, 06 Dec 1999 14:37:10 +0100
From:      "Ahmed Benani" <ahmed_benani@urbanet.ch>
To:        Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>, "Network Admin [JPeterson]" <jay@qtm.net>
Cc:        "FreeBSD-Questions List" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re : Re : Shadow passwd encryption method...
Message-ID:  <19991206133819.8FE6014E15@hub.freebsd.org>

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>De=A0: "Ahmed Benani" <ahmed_benani@urbanet.ch>
>=C0 : Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>, "Network Admin [JPeterson]" <jay@qt=
m.net>
>Cc : "FreeBSD-Questions List" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
>Objet=A0: Re : Shadow passwd encryption method...
>Date=A0: Lun 6 d=E9c 1999 1:33
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>>De=DD: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>
>>=BF : "Network Admin [JPeterson]" <jay@qtm.net>
>>Cc : FreeBSD-Questions List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
>>Objet=DD: Re: Shadow passwd encryption method...
>>Date=DD: Dim 5 d=C8c 1999 20:56
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>>In the last episode (Dec 05), Network Admin [JPeterson] said:
>>> > Make sure that you installed the DES crypto libs.  Chances are that
>>> > your passwd file has all DES passwords, and a plain FreeBSD install
>>> > uses only MD5.  You should be able to add DES support through
>>> > sysinstall ( Configure / Distributions / DES / DES ).
>>>
>>> Okay, once I have installed that, how do I enable using that
>>> encryption, and does it still support the old encryption? (i.e. will
>>> the passwds that I already have reset with MD5 still work once I
>>> reboot or am I going to be locked out because root's passwd is MD5?)
>>
>>With the DES libs installed, all new passwords will be DES-encrypted,
>>but it will still recognize the MD5 passwords.
>>
>>--
>> Dan Nelson
>> dnelson@emsphone.com
>>
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