Date: Wed, 24 Jan 96 11:45 PST From: pete@pelican.com (Pete Carah) To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: passwd linux and FreeBSD Message-ID: <m0tfB8T-0000SjC@pelican.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SCO.3.91.960124123733.29927C-100000@buffnet5.buffnet.net>
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..... >> On Wed, 24 Jan 1996, Morini Stefano wrote: >> > Morini Stefano >> > >> > On my System I have 200 user account on linux system. I don' t know >> > password of my users. >> > Is it possible use crypt password linux system and migrate on FreeBSD >> > system. >> > > >I would think if linux is using DES and you install freeBSD with DES you >could write a convert program to make the /etc/passwd file with the *'s >in the password field, and the /etc/master.passwd with the real password >plus extra fields, and that it would work. I certainly did this when converting from S5R3 to freebsd and it worked fine. I can't speak for linux but if they use "old unix" passwd encryption it should be fine. Took a 5 or 6 line awk program :-) On new freebsd installations I'm using the exportable (MD5) passwd stuff as it "seems" stronger than the DES one. -- Pete
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