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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA5998 ; Sat, 02 Jan 93 20:04:31 EST Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!pipex!ibmpcug!adrian From: adrian@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk (Adrian Hall) Subject: Re: encrypted passwds on 386bsd Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK. Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:40:57 GMT Message-ID: <C0E0wA.9Gr@ibmpcug.co.uk> References: <1993Jan2.185919.13930@ariel.ec.usf.edu> Sender: news@ibmpcug.co.uk (News System Administration) Nntp-Posting-Host: rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk Lines: 19 gambert@screamer.csee.usf.edu (Allen Gambert) writes: > I remember reading awhile back on how to add encryption in the passwd file. > I lost the copy of the file and I would know like to add this feature. > > Does anyone know how this can be done? Do I just need to add the crypt function > to one of the libraries and then change the login program so it calls > getpass. I would then crypt the passwd and then compare it to the encrypted > copy in the passwd file. Is this all I need to do or is there more. Any help > would be appreciated. Look in the file /usr/386bsd.errata/crypt.instructions from the standard distribution. Adrian -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Adrian Hall Telephone: +44 (0)81 863 1191 Connect Systems Manager Fax: +44 (0)81 863 6095 The IBM PC User Group Internet: adrian@ibmpcug.co.uk