Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 16:53:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Passwords don't work. Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970506165222.7199J-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970506163642.3038A-100000@aries.bb.cc.wa.us>
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On Tue, 6 May 1997, Chris Coleman wrote: > I just upgraded to 3.0-05021997-SNAP and it fixed my syscons problem. :-) > (otherwise i couldn't have upgraded.) I upgraded from a 2.1.6 machine. > > However, about half of my users can't login in because their passwords > don't work. I noticed that it is all the newer ones. All the ones that > have been around for more than three months still work. I think it must > have something to do with a different encryption type. As far as I know I > haven't changed. But I could be wrong. Right now we are just changing > users passwords as they complain. (really sucks with 300+ students) > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. Not really a freebsd-hackers topic. What passwd encryption do you have installed? It may be as simple as installing the des kit. This install notes explains what the des kit is for. > Christopher J. Coleman (chris@aries.bb.cc.wa.us) > Computer Support Technician I (509)-766-8873 > Big Bend Community College Internet Instructor > FreeBSD Book Project: http://vinyl.quickweb.com/~chrisc/book.html > Disclaimer: Even Though it has My Name on it, Doesn't mean I said it. > > >
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