i set up
# $NetBSD: passwd.conf,v 1.2 2002/04/15 07:48:00 ad Exp $
#
# passwd.conf(5) -
# password configuration file
#
#default:
localcipher = md5
# ypcipher = old
in passwd.conf but passwords are still made short/old format
is passwd.conf ignored or i missed something?