Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 21:39:38 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion <bill@bilver.magicnet.net> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing server platforms Message-ID: <19990929213938.J5345@bilver.magicnet.net> In-Reply-To: <NDBBKPEMLJEBDEPFNHOHCEEGCAAA.st@i-plus.net> References: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9909291006230.17159-100000@richard2.pil.net> <NDBBKPEMLJEBDEPFNHOHCEEGCAAA.st@i-plus.net>
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On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 01:22:13PM -0400, Troy Settle spewed forth: > James, > > I assume that /etc/shadow and /etc/passwd are identical, with the > exception of the passwords. I also assume that solaris uses DES > encryption for it's passwords. If this is the case, your solution > is simple: > Install DES for FreeBSD, then write a perl script to dismantle > /etc/shadow, and re-write it in the same format you see in > FreeBSD's /etc/master.passwd. Once done, run pwd_mkdb, and yer all > set. Since it was a one-time thing I did a little create cut and paste to move SGI passwords into the FreeBSD environment. Worked better than I had hoped. -- Bill Vermillion bv @ wjv.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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