Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 12:46:44 -0400 (EDT) From: <up@3.am> To: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: changing server platforms Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9909291243050.481-100000@richard2.pil.net> In-Reply-To: <199909291601.JAA30532@pau-amma.whistle.com>
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On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, David Wolfskill wrote: > >Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:20:46 -0400 (EDT) > >From: <up@3.am> > > In FreeBSD, the text file that contains the encrypted passwords is > /etc/master.passwd. /etc/passwd and /etc/pwd.db are generated from it; Yeah, I discovered that after I sent it...I think the first time I glanced at master.passwd, I just noticed the system and qmail users, which, of course have a * in the password field...I just noticed the encrypted passwords when I did a tail on it a few minutes ago :-/ > > Big problem I would have with that is that if it were feasible, that > would imply that you had plain-text passwords around. I do, but not online <shudder>. Thanks for all who replied! James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor up@3.am http://3.am ========================================================================= ISPF 3 - The Forum for ISPs by ISPs(tm) || Nov 15-17, 1999, New Orleans 3 days of clues, news, and views from the industry's best and brightest. Visit <http://www.ispf.com/>; for information and registration. ========================================================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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