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From: fm35@rummelplatz.uni-mannheim.de (Manfred Sabo)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: makekey
Date: 4 Jun 1993 16:01:55 GMT
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How can I use makekey to convert a simple 5 character
(If possible a solution for variable lengths) password
into an encrypted key that I can use in /etc/master.passwd
or as a parameter for chpass -a ?

/usr/libexec/makekey for those searching.