On 06/17/10 07:06, Bruno Friedmann wrote: > On 06/15/2010 05:24 PM, duxbuz wrote: >> >> I have conf files with long passwords in, prob encrypted or masked. >> >> I need to alter the passwords, do i just add a new string? if so hows it get >> masked? >> >> Cant seem to find mention in documentation. >> >> Or do i use the console to set passwords? >> >> thanks >> > > bacula rpm spec contain this line to generate password for bacula > > openssl rand -base64 33 > > run it, get the result and apply in each config concerned file ..
That is used simply to generate a random password at installation time. While it does generate a good strong random password, it's by no means a requirement to use that method. -- Phil Stracchino, CDK#2 DoD#299792458 ICBM: 43.5607, -71.355 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Renaissance Man, Unix ronin, Perl hacker, Free Stater It's not the years, it's the mileage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
