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From: jim@shark.wft.stack.urc.tue.nl (Jim Rump)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: crypt login
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Date: 2 Dec 92 02:31:48 GMT
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Alex R.N. Wetmore (aw2t+@andrew.cmu.edu) wrote:
: This should be a faq, but I couldn't find anything on it.  How do I get
: login/passwd to use crypted (DES or any other means) passwords.  I just
: noticed that the login doesn't even notice that "*" or "X" is a invalid
: pw.
: 
: alex

Hi,

You must get the proper crypt and the binaries ( login, passwd, su etc..)
from a ftp-site. You can get the package from eg:

ftp.stack.urc.tue.nl

Look in: pub/386bsd/0.1-ports/crypt

--Jim