Messages in this thread | | | From | Coy A Hile <> | Subject | Re: slightly OT::shadow file.. | Date | Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:56:09 -0500 (EST) |
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Arni Raghu sez.... > > > Here is a simple sequence that I perform..:: > > useradd testme > passwd testme :: (passwd entered is testme2) > > then look into the shadow file and see:: > > testme:$1$hI.ost8u$XZNxiISsD2ZuOrb6/Td3a/:10910:0:99999:7:-1:-1:134537888 > > then using a simple perl script..I do $passwd = crypyt("testme2","$1"); > > But the passwd I get is not the same as the one encoded in teh shadow > file... > Many new distribution installations use MD5 passwords instead of standard libc crypt() passwords.
The Shadow file you show is an example.
Coy
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