Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 17:59:16 -0800 From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjc@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net> Cc: Gerardo Amaya <gerardo@delaluz.net>, Grant Innes <grant.innes@mirror-image.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: encryption and master.passwd Message-ID: <20011217175916.H19170@blossom.cjclark.org> In-Reply-To: <20011217170331.GA41432@rhadamanth>; from setantae@submonkey.net on Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 05:03:31PM %2B0000 References: <PNECJIFHGIHMFLGMKBPEAELFDAAA.grant.innes@mirror-image.com> <3C1E216E.7E617D7A@delaluz.net> <20011217170331.GA41432@rhadamanth>
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On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 05:03:31PM +0000, Ceri wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 10:46:38AM -0600, Gerardo Amaya wrote:
> > You have to check your libcrypt try this
> >
> > ls -l /usr/lib/libcrypt*
> >
> > If the symbolic links point to libdescrypt*, youre using DES, if it points
> > to libmd5crypt*, youre
> > using MD5.
> >
> > I read that the symbolic link is pointing to libdescrypt* you're useing DES
> > if it points to libmd5crypt* you have MD5
>
> And if they don't point to either of those ? ;^)
The symlinks disappeared over a release ago. Pull up login.conf(5) and
look for "passwd_format" to see how to change it. Others already
mentioned how to tell the hash scheme by looking at the hash string in
master.passwd.
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