Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 18:13:05 -0500 (EST) From: Frank <frankd@yoda.fdt.net> To: user <jasper@terra.3rdplanet.com> Cc: Morini Stefano <ssteve@ns1.tizeta.it>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: passwd linux and FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960124181112.195B-100000@Kryten.nina.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960124090340.2600A-100000@terra>
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> Unfortunately, to migrate passwords from a Linux system to a FreeBSD > system (which I have actually done) requires installing DES encryption to > replace the MD5 that FreeBSD comes with by default. Since I did it wrong > the first time myself, I don't know if you want to trust my advice on the > matter. :-) The _right_ way to do it is to download des.aa from > ftp.cdrom.com, drop to single-user mode (shutdown command with no > arguments), and unpack it from the root directory. Then reboot > immediately: that's where I screwed up, and it killed my init binary > somehow. Before any of this, though, you must remove the passswords for > any accounts you want to get at before you start copying the old ones. > chpass <username> will let you empty the password field for users; start > with root. Then after you've installed DES, you can change passwords > normally with the passwd command or you can run chpass to paste in the > old names from your Linux passwd file (make sure you save it!). Someone > in #freebsd on iRC told me all this (except how to screw up of course) > and I wish I could credit him/her, but alas I have forgotten who. You will note from the header that Mr Morini is in Italy. You may also note that DES is not exportable outside the US.
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