From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 14 04:59:18 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BF6816A41F for ; Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:59:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from iwan@staff.usd.ac.id) Received: from staff.usd.ac.id (staff.usd.ac.id [202.152.7.132]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A747E43D45 for ; Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:58:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from iwan@staff.usd.ac.id) Received: from webmail.usd.ac.id (webmail.usd.ac.id [202.152.7.139]) by staff.usd.ac.id (8.11.0/8.11.0) with ESMTP id j9E53xr15264; Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:03:59 +0700 Received: from 202.65.114.154 (proxying for 172.21.200.44) (SquirrelMail authenticated user iwan) by webmail.usd.ac.id with HTTP; Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:11:11 -0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <49089.202.65.114.154.1129291871.squirrel@webmail.usd.ac.id> In-Reply-To: References: <38664.202.65.114.154.1129284462.squirrel@webmail.usd.ac.id> <20051014031654.43563.qmail@web33403.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:11:11 -0000 (UTC) From: iwan@staff.usd.ac.id To: "Jayesh Jayan" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: system password's file X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:59:18 -0000 Thanks for you all, I will do this step. regards. > Hi, > > I would suggest you to try the below and make sure this > works > > 1 ) Install a new freebsd server > 2 ) create a user on your linux machine say with username > freebsd and some > password > 3 ) now copy the data in your /etc/passwd file of linux > machine to freebsd > machine > 4 ) Also copy the /etc/shadow file to freebsd server and > renmae it as > /etc/master.passwd > 5 ) Also copy /etc/groups > 6 ) Now try to login to freebsd machine with the new user > created on the > linux machine. > > Note : Please create a copy of the original file on > freebsd machine before > you change the real file > > If the test is successful. I suppose you can migrate from > linux to freebsd > with all the users and their passwords. > > Also while coping the file make sure that the default > enteries are there. > That just transfer the user details and not the system > user details > > > On 10/14/05, Jiawei Ye wrote: >> >> On 10/14/05, Simon Roberts wrote: >> > Try /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow >> > User id and basic stuff in passwd, the encrypted >> passwords in shadow. I >> > don't know if the encryption algorithms are compatible >> between linux >> > and bsd or not. >> > >> > hth >> > Simon >> Make sure you don't have >16 chars username before >> migrating. FreeBSD >> doesn't support really long usernames. >> >> Jiawei >> -- >> "Without the userland, the kernel is useless." >> --inspired by The Tao of Programming >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > -- Iwan Binanto Divisi Support-BAPSI Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta