what OS do both the servers run on? you can get the crypted password direct from the /etc/shadow and paste it. it works for sure :) you can extract the usersnames + their crypted passwords via awk or cut in a text file. and then to proceed with adduser.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 4:35 PM Subject: Mass User Migration > Hello, > > I have been tasked to move about 80 users from one mail server to another. > The main objective aside from getting the mail working, which is the easy > part, is to preserve the passwords. I am familiar with using usermod -p > '<encrypted-password>' username command however I don't want to type this > in 80 times. I'm getting the encrypted password from /etc/shadow. > > I'm don't have a lot of scripting knowledge so I was wondering if some kind > soul had a script for mass migrating users from one server to another? > > Thank you > > Matthew K Bowman > Systems Administrator > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
