Greg Wooledge (12024-03-07):
> Looks like you want the -- to separate options from non-option arguments,
Of course.
> What threw me for a
> few moments was that "-salt username" is a single option with argument.
> I wasn't expecting "username"
On Thu, Mar 07, 2024 at 06:59:47PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote:
> ~ $ perl -e 'print crypt("-password", "\$6\$username\$"), "\n"'
> $6$username$FCvGwi21H/uVp89BtnZHWQsL.vZKajZ3lRbfB7Jnjr2C.5qBgx7TB3Ul3PbcyCIArts/C2lfQgYOLp418oH7C0
hobbit:~$ openssl passwd -6 -salt username -- -password
Lee (12024-03-07):
> You're going to rag on him for not copy-pasting EXACTLY when you could
> have just told him the standard way to get a leading hyphen accepted
> on the command line is to backslash escape it!??
Uh, yes, of course. And that would be best even if your answer was not
wrong.
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Lee (12024-03-07):
> $ openssl passwd -6 -salt username \\-password
> $6$username$7 ..etc..
Wrong answer: this gives the encrypted string for “\-password”, not for
“-password”.
~ $ openssl passwd -6 -salt username \\-password
On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:50 PM Nicolas George wrote:
>
> Computer Planet (12024-03-07):
> > How can I create this password with a hyphen in front?
> >
> > # openssl passwd -6 -salt username -password
> >
> > This is the response message when I try:
> > passwd: Unknown option: -passwd
>
> Hi. No
On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:44 PM Computer Planet wrote:
>
> Hi guys!
> Please, Can someone help me?
>
> How can I create this password with a hyphen in front?
>
> # openssl passwd -6 -salt username -password
>
> This is the response message when I try:
> passwd: Unknown option: -passwd
>
> Thanks
Computer Planet (12024-03-07):
> How can I create this password with a hyphen in front?
>
> # openssl passwd -6 -salt username -password
>
> This is the response message when I try:
> passwd: Unknown option: -passwd
Hi. No it is not. Start by copy-pasting EXACTLY what is in your
terminal.
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