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Re: [cobalt-users] Debian /etc/shadow -> RAQ4 /etc/shadow
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Debian /etc/shadow -> RAQ4 /etc/shadow
- From: Tim Evans <tkevans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed Nov 15 04:32:01 2000
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
>| I need to pull "traditional" encrypted passwords from a Debian Linux
>| /etc/shadow file and convert them to RAQ4 format, which appears to be an
>| enhanced encryption. Can anyone point to a quick way of doing this
>| without having access to plain-text passwords? Thanks.
>
>You should be able to use both crypt and MD5-digest passwords at the
>same time on the raq4.
Yup, I tried simply cutting a crypt password into /etc/shadow manaully.
Works fine. Thanks.
>
>The system should allow logins to succeed, and once the password is
>changed, either from a shell or the GUI, it will be stored in MD5 form.
>
Good to know as well.
Thanks.
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