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

[Singer XJ Wang]

On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, 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.
> 
> --Derek
> 
> 
isn't it then that NIS passwords NIS into use?

Singer