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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!garnet.bmr.gov.au!como.dpie.gov.au!news.gan.net.au!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!news.sprintlink.net!new-news.sprintlink.net!news.up.net!news.mtu.edu!msunews!netnews.upenn.edu!news.cc.swarthmore.edu!psuvax1!news.math.psu.edu!chi-news.cic.net!news.nd.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!iol!gate.ohs.ie!usenet From: steveo@gate.ohs.ie (Steve O'Hara-Smith) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: passwd file upgrading Date: 26 Mar 1996 23:43:33 GMT Organization: Steve O'Hara-Smith Lines: 24 Sender: root@gate.ohs.ie (Steve O'Hara-Smith) Message-ID: <4j9vf6$154@gate.ohs.ie> References: <4j89as$ejl@pigdog.topend.com.au> <4j89dk$ekp@pigdog.topend.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-300.dublin.iol.ie X-Newsreader: knews 0.9.6 In article <4j89dk$ekp@pigdog.topend.com.au>, nagy@gypsy.topend.com.au (Robert Nagy) writes: >Robert Nagy (nagy@gypsy.topend.com.au) wrote: >: Hi Folks, > >: I have had a play with 2.1R and like it a lot. The only thing that >: concerns me is that 2.1R can't seem to read my 1.1.5.1 passwd file. Rather >: than get all my users to rekey their passwords is there some clear way to >: bring this file accross? Is it possible I am running DES on 1.1.5.1 and >: not on 2.1R ? > It is very likely as I recall 1.1.5.1 either had NO encryption or DES but 2.1R has MD5 by default, best bet is to load up DES on your 2.1 system and see if it works (I certainly had to do this when I upgraded a machine from 1.1.5.1 to 2.1). BTW: Watch where you get your DES from to avoid nasty USA legal hassle. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve O'Hara-Smith E-Mail: steveo@iol.ie