Re: [cobalt-users] User password file on Linux

["Franklin S. Werren" <fswerren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Read this area
www.bagpipes.net/security 
It has the info needed to answer your questions

Frank


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randall N." <neptune2011@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 10:19 AM
Subject: [cobalt-users] User password file on Linux


> Hello,
> 
> Is it possible to locate and read a user password file
> on a Linux 2.2 system? How would I go about doing it?
> 
> I'm transferring customers from one old machine to a
> new Cobalt, but my users have always had the ability
> to change their passwords on the old machine by
> telnet. I'd like the migration to be as painless as
> possible by setting up their domains, userID's and
> passwords on the new machine (in advance) so the
> migration is seamless. But I need access to their
> current passwords (on the old machine running Linux
> 2.2) to do so. Can this be done?
> 
> Thank you for your time.
> Randall N.
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