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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!classic.iinet.com.au!swing.iinet.net.au!news.uoregon.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!news.kei.com!ub!galileo.cc.rochester.edu!ceas.rochester.edu!ceas.rochester.edu!not-for-mail From: iyengar@galaxy.ee.rochester.edu (Manu Iyengar) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Switching from libscrypt to libdescrypt Date: 26 Oct 1995 21:29:44 -0400 Organization: University of Rochester, School of Engineering Lines: 8 Message-ID: <46pcm8$ku1@galaxy.ee.rochester.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: galaxy.ee.rochester.edu Supposing one installed 2.0.5 with the MD5 version of the crypt libraries and then wanted to switch over to the DES libraries. What caveats are involved? Apart from encrypted passwords and suchlike, are there any other "things" to be taken care of? I'll summarize if there's enough content. Should this be an FAQ? Thanks. Manu Iyengar