Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 13:06:59 -0500 (EST) From: Spike <spork@ix.netcom.com> To: Eddie Lawhead <eddie@silk.net> Cc: sporkl@ix.netcom.com, fbsdqs <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Passwords after upgrade Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901171306090.22350-100000@PigStuy.nws.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901171001290.13523-100000@localhost>
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On Sun, 17 Jan 1999, Eddie Lawhead wrote: > On Sun, 17 Jan 1999, Spike wrote: > > > On Sun, 17 Jan 1999, Eddie Lawhead wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello! > > > > > > How did you do the upgrade? /stand/sysinstall or from the source? It > > > sounds like your password databases files were overwritten. If the > > > accounts were still in /etc/passwd then this is almost definatly they > > > case. > > > > I upgraded from source (make aout-to-elf). > > > > I think that when you updated the /etc/ directory you must have > overwritten the pwd.db file with the one from the source. I hadn't updated /etc/ at this point- this was immediately after completeing the install of the elf system and then rebooting. Might I now be using MD5 as opposed to DES to encrypt my passwords? How can I find this out? > > > > > > > Eddie H. Lawhead > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 17 Jan 1999, Spike wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > When I upgrade my 2.2.8 system to 3.0-RELEASE ELF, the system > > > > rebooted and gave me a login prompt (xdm didn't start because > > > > GENERICupgrade didn't have enough ttyvs). When I tried to login as root or > > > > spork, my only logins, it refused each time as if my password was > > > > incorrect. I rebooted to single user mode, got logged in as root, and used > > > > "passwd" to change my password. I then deleted user spork and remade it > > > > with the same UID/GID so my home directory would still be mine. Then I > > > > could login normally. Why didn't my passwords work when I upgraded? > > > > > > > > > > > > -Spike Gronim > > > > sporkl@ix.netcom.com > > > > > > > > > > > > The majority only rules those who let them. > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > Eddie H. Lawhead FreeBSD: The Power To Serve > > > Kelowna, BC, Canada http://www.FreeBSD.org > > > eddie@silk.net http://www.Silk.net > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > | Silk Internet: Your Smooth Connection To The Net | > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-= Enriched, V-Card, HTML Messages > /dev/null =-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Spike Gronim > > sporkl@ix.netcom.com > > > > > > The majority only rules those who let them. > > > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Eddie H. Lawhead FreeBSD: The Power To Serve > Kelowna, BC, Canada http://www.FreeBSD.org > eddie@silk.net http://www.Silk.net > ---------------------------------------------------- > | Silk Internet: Your Smooth Connection To The Net | > ----------------------------------------------------- > =-=-=-=-=-=-= Enriched, V-Card, HTML Messages > /dev/null =-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > -Spike Gronim sporkl@ix.netcom.com The majority only rules those who let them. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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