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From: pete@inquo.net (Pete Kruckenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Moving BSDI passwd file to Linux
Date: 17 Dec 1995 01:34:56 GMT
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Is there an easy way to move passwords from a BSDI machine to a Linux 
machine? I want to move some BSDI machine users onto a Linux machine, 
keeping their same username, files, and (hopefully) password. I'm 
guessing that it's simply a matter of making Linux encode passwords like 
BSDI does. Does BSDI 2.0.1 use DES encryption (how can I find out), and 
is similar encryption available for Linux (where)?

Thanks.
Pete Kruckenberg
pete@inquo.net