Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 10:13:34 -0500 (EST) From: stanb@netcom.com (Stan Brown) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.com (Free BSD Questions list) Subject: How to convert existing system to DES? Message-ID: <199703301513.KAA19824@netcom12.netcom.com>
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I am in the process of implementing NIS on my mulitvendor network with FreeBSD machines. I have (with lot's of help from the nice people on this list). determined that the reason I cannot make this work is that I don not have DES encryption on my FreeBSD boxes. I thought I did, but checking the handbook has shown me the error of my ways. So here is my dilemma, how do I convert an existing system to DES? I have downloaded the sources in 2.2-RELEASE/des and I see an install.sh there. Do I run this? Do I have o then do a make world? If so could someone give me some advice on this? I have never run this before. Is there some simpler way to do this? What about existing passwords? When how should I change them? I can see getting into a situation where I have converted the binaries on the system and locked myself out, since passwd always wants to verify the old password. Should I *shudder* delete all old passwords first? I have checked the FAQ and the Handbook without success for docs on this. Thanks for the help. -- Stan Brown stanb@netcom.com 404-996-6955 Factory Automation Systems Atlanta Ga. -- Look, look, see Windows 95. Buy, lemmings, buy! Pay no attention to that cliff ahead... Henry Spencer (c) 1997 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited.
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