In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> How can I manually edit such a file and type in an encrypted password in it ?
This has been a common question asked of me. In response I've written a
small utility to assist you in crypting the passwords for use in the
poppasswd file.
http://www.tibus.net/pgregg/projects/
and click on the mkpasswd.pl link (it is in the same block as the HOWTO).
d/l the file and save it as, say, mkpasswd in a directory that is in your
PATH. Make sure it is executable, chmod a+rx mkpasswd. Then to use it do:
mkpasswd [plainpass] [seed]
If you leave out [seed] then it is randomly generated (the seed is the first
two letters of the crypted passwd). If you simply type mkpasswd on it's own
it'll ask you to type in the password and again to confirm and optionally
you can then put in the seed - this is more like what you would be used to
if changing your password.
Paul.
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