[cobalt-users] Re: Frontpage Passwords (where are they!)

[Batman <batman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hey Guys,
> I'm miagrating from a raq2 and a raq3 to a raq4r.
> The raq2 and 3 use the username password for the site admin
> to do FP.

> The raq4 uses 'webmaster'.

> The CMU (migration utility) does not convert the passwords from user to
> webmaster. I was hoping I could find where the passwords are located and
> write a script to move the crypt password from user to webmaster for each
> virtual site that uses FPX.

> Can anyone help with this or tell me where the passwords are located?
> I've extinguised my grepping ability. Please Help?!

> THank you!

> Ashby

I just encountered this problem today and here is a workable solution
(Though it's not pretty).

On your RaQ4 Frontpage will store its passwords in the following file:

/home/sites/www.domainname/web/_vti_pvt/service.pwd

The unfortunate part is that the passwords are encrypted.  What you need to
do is create a new site and assign it the Frontpage password you want to
use.  Then go into the above file in your newly created domain and copy the
characters listed after "webmaster:".

Enter the above file on the old site and paste the encrypted password after
"webmaster:".

Hopefully this fix helps somebody,

Batman