Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:21:51 +0200 (CEST) From: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> To: Tom Mullaney <tpm@jovian.net> Cc: Stuart Krivis <stuart@apk.net>, Thomas Mullaney <tpm@callisto.jovian.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Quick Questions Message-ID: <13756.11630.945135.51598@neuron.webmore.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.96.980726191827.8254D-100000@io.jovian.net> References: <Pine.GSO.3.95.980725114409.12024B-100000@junior.apk.net> <Pine.BSI.3.96.980726191827.8254D-100000@io.jovian.net>
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Tom Mullaney writes: > It does thank you! > > I just finished an install of the complete OS including the ports from > 2.2.6, but we still dont have access to apache, a bunch of shells, /usr/ports/www/apache* Have a look at /usr/ports/shells/ Tom, what exactly is your problem ? > utilities etc. What do we need to do. I tried tell the install pgm to > install all packages, but it takes HOURS and then fills up the disk space. Why don't you just read the "Complete ..." while installing instead of trying silly things like installing ALL the packages ? Do you have Terrabytes of harddisk-space ? Yes, then do, if not then don't. Malte. > > I can see how FreeBSD blows the doors off of BSDi and Linux, but the > install pgm takes some explaining. Thanks for any help offered! > > BTW: if you need to reach me my phone (toll free) is 888-568-4261 > -- > Tom Mullaney <tpm@jovian.net> Jovian Networks, LLC > nic: TM6112 Townsend, MA 01469-1182 > icq: 4139015 (978) 597.0200 > aim: tpmullaney http://www.jovian.net/~tpm > -- > Unix, networking, administration, consulting, programming, Internet services > > On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, Stuart Krivis wrote: > > > Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 11:58:15 -0400 (EDT) > > From: Stuart Krivis <stuart@apk.net> > > To: Thomas Mullaney <tpm@callisto.jovian.net> > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Re: Quick Questions > > > > On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, Thomas Mullaney wrote: > > > > > 1) When doing an initial install it asks me what security services I > > > want, DES, KERBEROS, and the sources for both. I dont want to run > > > kerberos, but was does running the DES allow me? > > > > DES is simply another method of encryption. It is widely used, but there > > are some issues surrounding its possible export from the US. (It is > > against the law to export it if I am recalling correctly.) > > > > Most unix systems use "triple-DES" to encode passwords. You take the > > plaintext password and run it through DES encryption 3 times. The result > > is stored in the password file (or shadow). > > > > The plaintext passwords are never stored on the system. > > > > When you login, the password you enter is run through the DES encryption 3 > > times and the result compared to the stored string in the password file. > > If they match, you are authenticated and logged in. > > > > FreeBSD also includes an alternative to DES called MD5. It works as well > > or better, judging by what I've read. If you don't install DES, you get > > MD5. > > > > The only problem with this is that your BSDI machines probably use DES. So > > you may need to use DES with FreeBSD so that you can migrate your users > > over easily. Using DES will let you simply take the encrypted passwords > > off BSDI and plug them into the appropriate field in the passwd file on > > the FreeBSD machines. > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > -- > > > > Stuart Krivis stuart@krivis.com > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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