Subject: Re: general question
To: Rik van Mierlo <rik@ricardis.tudelft.nl>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
List: port-alpha
Date: 03/28/2000 19:05:03
On Tue, Mar 28, 2000 at 02:34:11AM +0200, Rik van Mierlo wrote:
> hi,
> 
> After installing NetBSD on a 3000/400 I've run into the following problem:
> 
> I want to use the same users/passwords that I'm currently using on an
> i386/FreeBSD machine. The FreeBSD machine is using md5 encryption for the
> passwords, and the NetBSD machine is using something else (DES?). Is
> there a way for both machines to use the same password file?

Yes, I think FreeBSD has a way to enable DES encryption (DES is the
'traditionnal' Unix passwd crypt algo).

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Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.           Manuel.Bouyer@lip6.fr
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