On Jan 9, 2008 4:37 PM, John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeremy Sanders wrote: > > Hi - > > > > Does anyone know how to change an existing NIS server from using DES-style > > passwords to MD5 passwords? Is it possible to continue running with both > > types of passwords, asking users to upgrade as they are ready? > > > > I've tried running > > > > authconfig --enablemd5 > > > > on the server and client, but this didn't seem to help very much. > > It's years since I used NIS or changed passwords format, but I think it > should just work. The two forms of password I used are distinguishable > by eyeball, so mixing them was fine. > > What form do new passwords take? >
If the clients and servers are RHEL then MD5 should work. If the clients are other OS's.. it can depend. Solaris does not support MD5 in all of its releases etc. I guess we need more info on what Jeremy means by doesnt work. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice" _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
