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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 


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