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Date:      Sun, 5 Dec 1999 13:56:22 -0600
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>
To:        "Network Admin [JPeterson]" <jay@qtm.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD-Questions List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Shadow passwd encryption method...
Message-ID:  <19991205135621.A84625@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <PCEIIOODPEIJJFAGCCEFKEKDCBAA.jay@qtm.net>; from "Network Admin [JPeterson]" on Sun Dec  5 08:40:35 GMT 1999
References:  <19991205025005.B77822@dan.emsphone.com> <PCEIIOODPEIJJFAGCCEFKEKDCBAA.jay@qtm.net>

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In the last episode (Dec 05), Network Admin [JPeterson] said:
> > Make sure that you installed the DES crypto libs.  Chances are that
> > your passwd file has all DES passwords, and a plain FreeBSD install
> > uses only MD5.  You should be able to add DES support through
> > sysinstall ( Configure / Distributions / DES / DES ).
>
> Okay, once I have installed that, how do I enable using that
> encryption, and does it still support the old encryption? (i.e. will
> the passwds that I already have reset with MD5 still work once I
> reboot or am I going to be locked out because root's passwd is MD5?)

With the DES libs installed, all new passwords will be DES-encrypted,
but it will still recognize the MD5 passwords.

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@emsphone.com


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