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Date:      Wed, 29 Sep 1999 19:42:52 +0200 (CEST)
From:      "Kurt Jaeger" <pi@complx.LF.net>
To:        dhw@whistle.com (David Wolfskill)
Cc:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, up@3.am
Subject:   Re: changing server platforms
Message-ID:  <m11WNki-000zyLC@complx.LF.net>
In-Reply-To: <199909291601.JAA30532@pau-amma.whistle.com> from "David Wolfskill" at Sep 29, 1999 09:01:18 AM

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Hi!

> If you're using DES encryption on the FreeBSD box, you should be able to
> snip the encrypted passwords out of Solaris:/etc/shadow and use them,
> along with what's in Solaris:/etc/passwd, to fabricate
> FreeBSD:/etc/master.passwd records.  If the logins on the Solaris box
> are actually unique, this should be a reasonably straightforward task.

This might even work if you use MD5 encryption on fbsd, as
FBSD detects the type of encryption used and allows the DES
stuff.

Might be difficult to test/setup, but it should work.

(We had a Fbsd DES setup and moved to MD5, using that feature).

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