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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: secdist installation
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Date: Sun, 27 Nov 1994 23:21:32 GMT
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tdwyer@netbsd08.dn.itg.telecom.com.au (Terry Dwyer) wrote:
>
> Poul-Henning Kamp (phk@tfs.com) wrote:
> : adamm@netcom.com (Adam Mitchell) wrote:
> : >
> : >   i'm going to install freebsd 2.0 tonight and want to
> : > know the PROPER way to install the "secdist" des security
> : > package (i.e., how do i keep my password files from becoming
> : > interpreted incorrectly and locking me out?).  i screwed up
> : > my 1.1.5 installation beyond repair (by myself, anyway) by 
> : > trying to install secdist.
> 
> : Just use the all singing and dancing install, and you will be home
> : safe.
> 
> For FreeBSD-2.0R, how should the non-US secrdist be installed, If the 
> package on Geoff Rhemet's site is still compatible.

I don't belive there is a non-us secrdist yet.  You only need it if
you need to be compatible with other systems, ie rcp /etc/passwd 
kind of things.  The basic password security of FreeBSD-2.0 is way
>better< than the default DES based crap.

Poul-Henning Kamp
FreeBSD core team