Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:08:21 -0500 From: Scott Lambert <lambert@lambertfam.org> To: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: chpasswd-2.2.1 Message-ID: <20040317220821.GC53072@www.lambertfam.org> In-Reply-To: <200403172201.i2HM1eba003754@server1.hcents.com> References: <200403172201.i2HM1eba003754@server1.hcents.com>
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On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 04:00:34PM -0600, Clinton wrote: > I am using chpasswd like so > > /usr/sbin/chpasswd < pass.txt > > The weirdest thing is going on! > > It changes the password, but let's say this > Current password when checking email is: > cbipass019 > > Then I change the password to: > cbipass018 > > Both passwords work!! > Even if I try cbipass000 > > If I change it to > cbipass999 > it does not work! > > What is going on? DES encrypted passwords only use the first 8 characters. -- Scott Lambert KC5MLE Unix SysAdmin lambert@lambertfam.org http://www.lambertfam.org/~lambert/resume.html
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