Re: [cobalt-developers] User migration to Debian?

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Ian,

Check the /etc/shadow file for md5 or des3 passwords.

If some are their they can be copied over easily.

Regards,
OpenISP Support Fanatic

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian McCall" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:53 AM
Subject: [cobalt-developers] User migration to Debian?


> Hello.
>
> I'm soon to be moving a Raq4 over to Debian. Fresh install on a fresh
disk,
> then copy over the site and email data.
>
> I can see a few potential hassles, but by far the largest of them is the
> migration of usernames and passwords. Ideally, I would like to preserve
all
> usernames and passwords - group ids don't matter too much, as they can be
> reassigned without causing hassle to the users. However, I really don't
> fancy ringing each any every one of the customers to hand out a new
username
> and password.
>
> Has anyone done this before? Are there any tools around that might prove
> useful, or methodologies I should use?
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any information.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Ian
>
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