On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Blinston S. Fernandes wrote:
> How about making the entry into the password file directly. fopen(3S) it
> directly and append your entry to it as it is a simple text file.
>
> The password you have entered from the user (unencrypted) can be encrypted
> using the crypt(3C) library function.
> If you do this you can also think about using
> alternative methods for generating the salt. gettimeofday(3C) is
> traditional but you can also use alternatives like gethrtime(3C).
>
> Invoking useradd and the likes may not be such a good idea. when you can
> do the above. It is much simpler too !
And it breaks all to pieces on a system using shadow passwords or PAM.
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Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Specializing in unusual perspectives for more than twenty years.
