From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Jan 2 14:36: 4 2001 From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 2 14:35:59 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mailman.thenap.com (mailman.thenap.com [209.190.0.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C490D37B402 for ; Tue, 2 Jan 2001 14:35:58 -0800 (PST) Received: by mailman.thenap.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Tue, 2 Jan 2001 17:46:58 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Drew J. Weaver" To: 'Zombie' , freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Password lengths. Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 17:46:57 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C0750D.E99AA668" Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0750D.E99AA668 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" In BSDi you can use commands minpasslen=# and maxpasslen=# in the /etc/login.conf I am not sure if it is identical in FreeBSD but I imagine it would be. -----Original Message----- From: Zombie [mailto:zombie@isni.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 5:33 PM To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Password lengths. I am relatively new to encryption with passwords and I am in the process of switching from a BSDi 4.1 machine to a FreeBSD 4.2 stable. I want to transfer the password list over but I need compatibility for +8 character passwords. Do you have any ideas. As far as I know, The BSDi machine is running with DES encryption and I dread the thought of reentering, by hand, all 2k user names and passwords. Thank you, Don To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0750D.E99AA668 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Password lengths.

In BSDi you can use commands minpasslen=3D# and = maxpasslen=3D# in the /etc/login.conf I am not sure if it is identical = in FreeBSD but I imagine it would be.

-----Original Message-----
From: Zombie [mailto:zombie@isni.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 5:33 PM
To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject: Password lengths.


I am relatively new to encryption with passwords and = I am in the process of
switching from a BSDi 4.1 machine to a FreeBSD 4.2 = stable.  I want to
transfer the password list over but I need = compatibility for +8 character
passwords.  Do you have any ideas.
As far as I know, The BSDi machine is running with = DES encryption and I
dread the thought of reentering, by hand, all 2k = user names and passwords.

Thank you,
Don



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