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.
> 
> >