Re: Getting Linux NIS to work with FreeBSD NIS servers

2000-10-21 Thread Rik van Riel
On Sun, 15 Oct 2000, Stephen Hocking wrote: > The Linux box appears toknow about the users, it just cant get > the passwords right - something tickles my mind about DES vs > MD5, is this the case, and how do I convert my MD5 passwords if > needed? Not needed. Configure both machines to use the s

Re: Getting Linux NIS to work with FreeBSD NIS servers

2000-10-16 Thread Terry Lambert
> > The Linux box appears toknow about the users, it just cant get > > the passwords right - something tickles my mind about DES vs > > MD5, is this the case, and how do I convert my MD5 passwords > > if needed? > > Yes thats the case, no there is no "conversion" program. If there was > a convers

Re: Getting Linux NIS to work with FreeBSD NIS servers

2000-10-15 Thread Stephen Hocking
The UNSECURE option in /var/yp/Makefile is the answer - thanks muchly! Stephen -- The views expressed above are not those of PGS Tensor. "We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the Complete Works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, w

Re: Getting Linux NIS to work with FreeBSD NIS servers

2000-10-15 Thread Bill Fumerola
On Sun, Oct 15, 2000 at 10:39:59PM -0500, Peter Avalos wrote: > Actually Linux machines "can" handle MD5 passwords. Most likely, the problem > is that you haven't merged the hashed passwords into the passwd.* maps. I stand corrected. -- Bill Fumerola - Network Architect, BOFH / Chimes, Inc.

RE: Getting Linux NIS to work with FreeBSD NIS servers

2000-10-15 Thread Peter Avalos
00 10:26 PM > To: Stephen Hocking > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Getting Linux NIS to work with FreeBSD NIS servers > > > On Sun, Oct 15, 2000 at 10:23:05PM -0500, Stephen Hocking wrote: > > The Linux box appears toknow about the users, it just cant get > the passwords

Re: Getting Linux NIS to work with FreeBSD NIS servers

2000-10-15 Thread Bill Fumerola
On Sun, Oct 15, 2000 at 10:23:05PM -0500, Stephen Hocking wrote: > The Linux box appears toknow about the users, it just cant get the passwords > right - something tickles my mind about DES vs MD5, is this the case, and how > do I convert my MD5 passwords if needed? Yes thats the case, no there

Getting Linux NIS to work with FreeBSD NIS servers

2000-10-15 Thread Stephen Hocking
The Linux box appears toknow about the users, it just cant get the passwords right - something tickles my mind about DES vs MD5, is this the case, and how do I convert my MD5 passwords if needed? Stephen -- The views expressed above are not those of PGS Tensor. "We've heard tha