On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 09:28:36PM -0600, John Patton wrote: > Okay, I know how to tell pam to use md5 passwords, but has > anybody actually done this after using regular crypt > passwords? I have a number of accounts with existing > passwords in /etc/shadow... what happens to them? I've been > wanting to upgrade to md5 passwords for a while, but I'm > afraid of totally hosing my system. Any input on this would > be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Existing passwords will continue to work. When someone changes their password, it will be encrypted with an md5 hash instead of DES. Nothing will get hosed. Ben -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
