Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 21:10:55 +1100 From: Nick Slager <nicks@albury.net.au> To: Martti Kuparinen <martti.kuparinen@lmf.ericsson.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: passwd and libcrypt: got MD5 instead of DES Message-ID: <20001105211055.A86142@albury.net.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011031452550.701-100000@ws125.nomadiclab.com>; from martti.kuparinen@lmf.ericsson.se on Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 02:58:08PM %2B0200 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011031452550.701-100000@ws125.nomadiclab.com>
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Thus spake Martti Kuparinen (martti.kuparinen@lmf.ericsson.se): > I changed my password on our NIS server (FreeBSD 4.2-BETA) and > now my password is MD5 instead of DES. This is not good as we > have hosts in our network which don't speak MD5. > > Here are the libcrypt links: > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 13 Nov 2 14:06 libcrypt.a -> libdescrypt.a > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 14 Nov 2 14:06 libcrypt.so -> libdescrypt.so > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 16 Nov 2 14:06 libcrypt.so.2 -> libdescrypt.so.2 > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 15 Nov 2 14:06 libcrypt_p.a -> libdescrypt_p.a Change 'em to point to the libscript* libraries. > user:$1$v.Pe7YE9$IQ2fKW5/iYAF8K44FJTmF/:1000:1000::0:0:User Name:/home/user:/bin/bash > > So the password is MD5 instead of DES! What am I doing wrong? Nothing; just that your crypt symlinks are pointing to the wrong libraries at present. The DES libs recognise MD5-style passwords and can deal with them if they arise. I don't believe the reverse is true, however. Nick -- From a Sun Microsystems bug report (#4102680): "Workaround: don't pound on the mouse like a wild monkey." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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