Re: [expert] how do I allow users to ftp in

[Steve Philp]

Derek Simkowiak wrote:
> 
> > -     Further testing is necessary to identify the exact cause of this
> > -bug.
> >
> > It should be fixed of course but why would anyone want to not use MD5
> > and shadow passwords?
> 
>         If you have a passwd file maintenance system with dozens (or
> hundreds) of users, you may not want to force everybody to re-create their
> passwords when you can just copy the old passwd file.

Even IF you turn on MD5, you can still have legacy passwords in
/etc/passwd.  There's also a conversion utility to convert a legacy
passwd file to shadowed.

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Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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