>> --------------------------------------------------
>> default:
>>         localcipher = md5
>>         ypcipher = old
>> --------------------------------------------------
>
>Incidentally, why isn't this in login.conf instead? 
>
>Is there some reason to have NetBSD's login.conf be different
>from other login.conf implementations for just how passwords
>are stored?
>
>Like, what else is going to go in passwd.conf? Is it really worth
>it to have a three line config file?

sure, it's not much, but then again, resolv.conf ain't much and could
probably be folded into nsswitch.conf.  not that i'm advocating such a
change.

remember, passwords don't always have to do with logging in.  su also
uses passwords.  this file mainly, off the top of my head, affects the
behavior of the passwd binary.

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