Sergei, I agree, my comments were misleading. My point is that this has been broken since at least 10.04, and its not even necessarily a regression from one release of Ubuntu to another.
I just tested this on Debian squeeze and wheezy and it is present there as well.I believe this was introduced by this change: php5 (5.3.2-1) unstable; urgency=high ... [ Ondřej Surý ] ... * New debian patch always_use_system_crypt.patch (Closes: #572601) * New debian patch php_crypt_revamped.patch (Closes: #572601) -- Raphael Geissert <geiss...@debian.org> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:11:48 -0600 I'm building test packages w/o those patches to see if the problem is resolved that way. ** Changed in: php5 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: php5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: php5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to php5 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1046330 Title: Incorrect crypt() function behavior To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1046330/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs