Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 03:38:41 -0600 (MDT) From: Dave Andersen <angio@aros.net> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: petzi@zit.th-darmstadt.de, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <199608310938.DAA06546@terra.aros.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960830220020.267A-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at Aug 30, 96 10:01:13 pm
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Lo and behold, Doug White once said: > > password change. So does anybody know if I can import the Linux password > > file to FreeBSD ? I don't know which encryption it has, and whether that > > can be used by FreeBSD. > > I'd really prefer FreeBSD over linux for the upgrade, but if the password > > file cannot be used, it will remain a Linux machine. > > Yes, your Linux passwd file can be converted. You'll have to search the > -questions archives on http://www.freebsd.org under "search" for the Perl > script and/or location, since I don't have them offhand. Quite easily. I posted a script which converted the passwd file some months ago; if you're interested, mail me privately and I'll send it to you. Linux uses DES encryption for the passwd file. FreeBSD can do so if you install the DES package when you configure your system - quite easy to do. We run a mixed Linux/FreeBSD environment here with no problems whatsoever (well, except for the bleeding Linux box crashing. :). -Dave Andersen -- angio@aros.net Complete virtual hosting and business-oriented system administration Internet services. (WWW, FTP, email) http://www.aros.net/ http://www.aros.net/about/virtual "There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'."
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