Subject: Re: passwd & master.passwd from backup
To: None <alias@starling.us>
From: Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/10/2002 16:28:59
On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 13:52, David S. wrote:
> >
> > 10. My /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd are same as on old
> > box. Is there something else I need to copy in for the users
> > to be same on new box?
>
*rolls eyes*
> man pwd_mkdb
...which lacks an EXAMPLES section on how to use it. yay.
anyway, you need:
/etc/pwd.db
/etc/spwd.db
/etc/passwd
/etc/master.passwd
from the old system. ...assuming you're using the same pwdb format as
the old system. remember there's an /etc/passwd.conf in 1.6+
localcipher = md5
localcipher = old # (DES)
-lava
>
> David S.
>
> >