>From memory can't you simply
ftp /etc/passwds to new user /etc/passwds.old
then use the cat command like so : -
cat /etc/passwds.old >> /etc/passwds
On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, rpjday wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Kyle Hargraves wrote:
> >
> > > I'd like to move about 150 users from a RH 5.2 box (without shadow
> > > passwords) to a (new) 6.1 box with shadow password without creating
> > > 150 accounts manually if I can avoid it.
> > >
> > > Taking into account the seed/salt can this be done using pwconv(8)
> > > on the new 6.1 box (of the 5.2 passwd file) ?
> >
> > man pwconv
>
> also, man "newusers" if you have a need to create new user accounts
> in batch.
>
> rday
>
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