Clayton, Have you tried runing "grep common_user_id /etc/passwd /etc/shadow", or comparable command, on both boxes> It'd show you whether the hashed passwords are the same (or not).
David At 07:23 PM 8/16/02, you wrote: >Are you sure?? I have a Linux box getting users and passwords via NIS >off a Solaris server and have no problems using the same password on the >Linux box and the Sun's as well. > >I think I have even just copied the hashed passwords from one system to >another without problems but am not sure if my memory is serving me >correctly. > >-Clayton > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, Albert E. Whale wrote: > > > > > Does anyone know if you can transport a Solaris Passwd file to a > > Linux > > > Server? If so How? > > > > Not directly since the password hashes use different systems. The best > > thing may be to use awk or some similar script utility to create the > > new > > logins. Let me know if you need example scripts. > > > > > > > > > >Clayton Knight http://www.nptest.com >Voice: (480) 345-3617 NPTest, Inc. >FAX: (480) 345-8793 7855 S. River Parkway, Suite 116 >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tempe, AZ 85284-1825 > __o > _`\<,_ >_______(*)/_(*)__________ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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