On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 07:12:59AM -0700, Booker C. Bense wrote: > On 22 Oct 2001, S.T. Wong wrote: > > > Hi, there, > > > > Is it possible to retain the same password for users when migrating from > > NIS-like systems to Kerberos ? > > - No, you can't convert a password file entry to a kerberos key. The > formats are incompatible. > > > Seems there's no way to avoid changing users' > > passwords in such exercise. > > > > Would anyone please help? > > Thank you very much ! > > > > - The best solution is to try and capture the username/password > via a pam module or a specialized login and install this pair > in the kerberos database. I believe there is a pam module available > that does this already. Try searching for "pam kerberos" on
This exists. Steve Langasek wrote such a thing and it's called pam_krb5_migrate. We have a proprietary module (and daemon) of this sort as well. Make sure you password age your users too. It's one thing to keep the existing passwords to make the transition easier. It's another to keep those weak passwords after the trnasition. > http://www.google.com/ > > - Booker C. Bense Cheers, Nico -- -DISCLAIMER: an automatically appended disclaimer may follow. By posting- -to a public e-mail mailing list I hereby grant permission to distribute- -and copy this message.- Visit our website at http://www.ubswarburg.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments.
