Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 01:38:46 +1100 From: David Nugent <davidn@labs.usn.blaze.net.au> To: Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au> Cc: phk@freebsd.org, security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing password... Message-ID: <19970217013846.36579@usn.blaze.net.au> In-Reply-To: <199702152347.KAA01118@nemeton.com.au>; from Giles Lean on Feb 02, 1997 at 10:47:16AM References: <14434.856046887@critter.dk.tfs.com> <199702152347.KAA01118@nemeton.com.au>
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On Feb 02, 1997 at 10:47:16AM, Giles Lean wrote: > > $ passwd -c phk > > Please enter encrypted password: $1$8cEEj84y$GCYmM39miP8Fc9K8iAHTI/ > > Please reenter: $1$8cEEj84y$GCYmM39miP8Fc9K8iAHTI/ > > $ > > Yes please! I'm tired of working out how different Unix flavours lock > the password database when writing localised adduser scripts. Actually, that's why pw(8) exists. But it doesn't (yet) have the above facility. FWIW, it was added to the impending 2.1.7 a week or so ago. Regards, David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia Voice +61-3-9791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet davidn@freebsd.org davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn/
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