is
incompatible).
Does that mean that GQ makes incompatible hashes for authentication? Or
does it say that with pam_password that authentication uses built-in
MD5? I can't tell which direction that statement is going.
Even if the system is configured to use MD5 passwords, and my password
On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 05:58:48AM -, Peter Kiem wrote:
Failing solving the above, is there something I could run (perhaps on a
nightly basis) to process the shadow file and convert the crypt style
passwords into MD5 ones?
Both DES hashes (crypt) and MD5 hashes are one way hash
Hi Brian,
man useradd
This is the standard way (chpasswd is antiquated, IMHO). It's fully script
friendly.
I already use useradd for adding new users (although I dont add their
password at that stage) but I also use chpasswd for resetting passwords.
Can you use useradd to change passwords
Peter Kiem,
On Thursday March 14, 2002 06:18, you said something about:
I already use useradd for adding new users (although I dont add their
password at that stage) but I also use chpasswd for resetting passwords.
Can you use useradd to change passwords after a user is created?
The See Also
I have 2 places where passwords are being set on a server where the passwords
seem to be encrypted using crypt instead of MD5.
1. chpasswd command
Scripts that setup new users, and reset passwords, are using the following
command to set the password:
echo $user:$password | chpasswd
Now this
Peter Kiem,
On Thursday March 14, 2002 12:58, you said something about:
I have 2 places where passwords are being set on a server where the
passwords seem to be encrypted using crypt instead of MD5.
1. chpasswd command
Scripts that setup new users, and reset passwords, are using the
During the installation of Redhat Linux 6.0 i was asked if
i wanted to use MD5 and/or Shadow passwords.
I have recently found out that a security package I am
trying to use doesn't like MD5 passwords.
So my question is, how can i turn off MD5 passwords
without re-installing Linux?
TIA
Jamie
On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 02:01:35PM +1100, Jamie Carl wrote:
During the installation of Redhat Linux 6.0 i was asked if
i wanted to use MD5 and/or Shadow passwords.
I have recently found out that a security package I am
trying to use doesn't like MD5 passwords.
So my question is, how can i
Well, just so u know, and i'm no security buff, but the package
doesn't support md5 passwords during the installation (or something
like that).. But when I install the SECURITY package it replaces
programs such as 'su', 'login', 'passwd' and all such related files
with SECURE versions, which
turn off MD5 passwords
without re-installing Linux?
Regards
Greg
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So my question is, how can i turn off MD5 passwords
without re-installing Linux?
Another way is to run 'setup' then select 'Authentication'.
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During the installation of Redhat Linux 6.0 i was asked if
i wanted to use MD5 and/or Shadow passwords.
I have recently found out that a security package I am
trying to use doesn't like MD5 passwords.
So my question is, how can i turn off MD5 passwords
without re-installing Linux
Jamie Carl [EMAIL PROTECTED] el día Thu, 4 Nov 1999 14:01:35 +1100,
escribió:
During the installation of Redhat Linux 6.0 i was asked if
i wanted to use MD5 and/or Shadow passwords.
I have recently found out that a security package I am
trying to use doesn't like MD5 passwords.
So my question
At 02:41 PM 11/4/99 +1100, you wrote:
Well, just so u know, and i'm no security buff, but the package
doesn't support md5 passwords during the installation (or something
like that).. But when I install the SECURITY package it replaces
programs such as 'su', 'login', 'passwd' and all such related
: Friday, 5 November 1999 9:03
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: MD5 Passwords
At 02:41 PM 11/4/99 +1100, you wrote:
Well, just so u know, and i'm no security buff, but the package
doesn't support md5 passwords during the installation (or something
like that).. But when I install the SECURITY
out that OpenSSH is available and WORKS. It's
based on OpenBSD's ssh, which is based on the last free version of ssh.
Look at http://violet.ibs.com.au/openssh/ for the code. As an added
bonus, openssh supports PAM, so you don't have to kill yourself over MD5
passwords :)
MSG
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