On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Jim Mercer wrote:
>
> i installed some systems using the 4.0-RELEASE cd, then
> cvsup to 4.x-stable and those systems use DES passwds, which is what
> i want.
>
> 4.1-STABLE FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE #0: Thu Sep 14 10:01:02 EDT 2000
>
> then i installed some more systems, using a 4.1-RELEASE cd, then cvsup
> to 4.x-stable but these systems insist on using MD5 crypts in the passwd
> file.
>
> 4.1.1-STABLE FreeBSD 4.1.1-STABLE #0: Thu Sep 28 16:45:58 PKT 2000
>
> is this a feature or a bug?
>
> how do i get these systems to revert to using DES crypts for the passwd file?
Set the value of the passwd_format login capability to "des" in
/etc/login.conf.
Brian Feldman neglected to document or mention this in the release notes
at all, as far as I can tell. No cookie! Please fix this ASAP, Brian.
Kris
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