From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 18 05:05:03 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 0223516A420 for ; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:05:02 +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 5131B43D45 for ; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:04:50 +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 j9I5ARr06263 for ; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:10:40 +0700 Received: from 202.65.114.148 (proxying for 172.21.1.223) (SquirrelMail authenticated user iwan) by webmail.usd.ac.id with HTTP; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:17:54 -0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <3930.202.65.114.148.1129637874.squirrel@webmail.usd.ac.id> In-Reply-To: <49089.202.65.114.154.1129291871.squirrel@webmail.usd.ac.id> References: <38664.202.65.114.154.1129284462.squirrel@webmail.usd.ac.id> <20051014031654.43563.qmail@web33403.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <49089.202.65.114.154.1129291871.squirrel@webmail.usd.ac.id> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:17:54 -0000 (UTC) From: iwan@staff.usd.ac.id To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org 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 Subject: Re: system password's file --failed 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: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:05:03 -0000 Hi all, I failed this steps. FreeBSD cannot recognized my username. I will try it again. Have anybody another solution ?? Thanks before. regards. > 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" >>> >>