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From: Dave Andersen <angio@aros.net>
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Subject: Re: Converting Linux password files to FreeBSD master.passwd
To: ernie@spooky.apana.org.au (Ernie Elu)
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 13:50:46 -0600 (MDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199604161258.WAA00375@spooky.apana.org.au> from Ernie Elu at "Apr 16, 96 10:58:29 pm"
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Lo and behold, Ernie Elu once said:

> Is there a method if you don't run linux shadow passwords?
> 
> I have about 450 users to convert, thats why I am still running linux on
> most machines.
> 

  Ack!  i realized that in my last message, I just sent pwunconv.  The 
way I do it is to first pwunconv and then to run it through this script, 
which does exactly what you're asking for:

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$passwd_file = "linux-passwd";
$outfile = "bsd-master.passwd";

open(PASSWD, "$passwd_file") || die "Could not open passwd file: $!\n";
open(OUT, ">$outfile") || die "Could not open output: $!\n";

while (<PASSWD>) {
        $count++;
        chop;
        ($uname, $passwd, $uid, $gid, $name, $homedir, $shell) = split(/:/);

        printf(OUT "%s:%s:%d:%d::0:0:%s:%s:%s\n",
                $uname, $passwd, $uid, $gid, $name, $homedir, $shell);
}