Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 05:20:00 -0500 (CDT) From: Gary Clark II <gclarkii@main.gbdata.com> To: are@communique.no (Are Bryne) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: WTH!? vipw/pwd_mkdb does not encrypt Message-ID: <199706031020.FAA01369@main.gbdata.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970530153117.24037H-100000@rune.communique.no> from Are Bryne at "May 30, 97 04:07:37 pm"
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Are Bryne wrote: > Hi, > > Suddenly, I found out that vipw didn't encrypt password entries in new > additions. > I tried using pwd_mkdb by hand, which gives no error messages, but still > does not do the encryption part. > I tried using the adduser perl script, which does encrypt. But that uses > the perl crypt() (which is compiled in statically/isn't a system fnct?). > It is using the system crypt. Works just fine... > I've checked the /usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb binary and the /usr/lib/libc.so.3.0, > which both are unchanged (datewise) since the installation. > /usr/lib/libcrypt* are linked to /usr/lib/libscrypt*, where the libcrypt* > are from the installation, and the links somewhat newer. > Yes, this normal unless you have des installed, in which case the crypt has the ablility to do both MD5 and DES crypts. > The system is a 2.2.1-RELEASE installed (fresh) from ftp. It's been > working wonderfully since Mar 25. Custom kernel, but no obvious changes > the last weeks to account for the problem. > > Any brilliant ideas? enter no password using vipw and then use passwd to enter the new password..:) > > Thank you in advance... > > Are Bryne Gary -- Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | I speak only for myself and "maybe" my company gclarkii@GBData.COM | Member of the FreeBSD Doc Team Providing Internet and ISP startups - http://WWW.GBData.com for information FreeBSD FAQ at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/docs/FAQ.latin1
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