From owner-freebsd-doc Thu Dec 14 14:42:08 1995 Return-Path: owner-doc Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id OAA23395 for doc-outgoing; Thu, 14 Dec 1995 14:42:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from grunt.grondar.za (grunt.grondar.za [196.7.18.129]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA23386 for ; Thu, 14 Dec 1995 14:41:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from grumble.grondar.za (root@grumble.grondar.za [196.7.18.130]) by grunt.grondar.za (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id AAA02799; Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:41:37 +0200 Received: from localhost (mark@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grumble.grondar.za (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id AAA03994; Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:41:34 +0200 Message-Id: <199512142241.AAA03994@grumble.grondar.za> X-Authentication-Warning: grumble.grondar.za: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol To: Mark Hittinger cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lets doc frequently fallen into traps #1 Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:41:33 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-doc@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Mark Hittinger wrote: > New Freebsd user installs Freebsd without the 'secure' ware. The new user > populates the password file with md5 hashes. Then the user realizes they > wanted 'des' and loads 'secure'. Now passwords don't work. > > We can document how to unwind this with a stand alone boot. I have walked > several new people through this process. One too many today :-) In the next coouple of days I will commit code that fixes this. Dual-Personality Crypt can pick up what salt was used ("$1$" for MD5) and will automatically use the same crypt (DES or MD5) M -- Mark Murray 46 Harvey Rd, Claremont, Cape Town 7700, South Africa +27 21 61-3768 GMT+0200 Finger mark@grondar.za for PGP key