Date: 16 Aug 2005 09:57:06 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Gareth Bailey <gjbailey@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Creating standalone passwords in /etc/passwd format Message-ID: <447jemouh9.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <48a5f32a0508160307c2a555e@mail.gmail.com> References: <48a5f32a050815072936dbdf99@mail.gmail.com> <48a5f32a0508160307c2a555e@mail.gmail.com>
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Please don't top-post. Gareth Bailey <gjbailey@gmail.com> writes: > I have had a look at crypt (enigma), but it doesn't appear to use the > same algorithm? Correct. > I need the same as that used in passwd! The algorithm is selectable; the mechanism is crypt(3). The standard utility for what you are trying to do is openssl(1). It used to be makekey(1), but that has been obsoleted by openssl. > Thanks > > On 8/15/05, Gareth Bailey <gjbailey@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > I am using pserver for authentication on CVS. Rather than use the same > > passwords as in /etc/passwd, I'd rather create different ones for > > users. How would I output a password to, for example, a text file in > > the same format as that of /etc/passwd. > > > > i.e: # xxx mynewpassword > encrypted_password.txt > > > > > > Thanks! > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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