From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 24 11:46:41 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id LAA15108 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 24 Jan 1996 11:46:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from pelican.com (pelican.com [134.24.4.62]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA15086 for ; Wed, 24 Jan 1996 11:45:57 -0800 (PST) Received: by pelican.com (Smail3.1.29.1 #10) id m0tfB8T-0000SjC; Wed, 24 Jan 96 11:45 PST Message-Id: Date: Wed, 24 Jan 96 11:45 PST From: pete@pelican.com (Pete Carah) To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: passwd linux and FreeBSD In-Reply-To: Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk ..... >> 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