On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 09:20:46AM -0400, David Zakar wrote: > Folks, > > Does anyone know how to generate a standard UNIX passwd file (ie, one > passwd file with encrypted password hashes) when using a system with > shadow passwd (ie, has /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow)? > > I understand the security implications of this, but I unfortunately need > to do it anyways for interoperability purposes.
?? You want the crypts in /etc/passwd as well as /etc/shadow? Even though they will be ignored when they are in /etc/passwd? The command you want is `pwunconv` (take a /etc/shadow and /etc/passwd and then gen the old bsd style passwd file with the crypts). - Rob .
