Mike Miller wrote: > On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Scot Jenkins wrote: > > > md5 passwords start with "$1$", at least they do on Linux (/etc/shadow) > > and FreeBSD (/etc/master.passwd) systems. > > crypt passwords would start with the 2 char salt. > > > Does that mean it is possible to configure Linux to use either crypt or > md5? Or does the system allow both to be used and determine at login > which applies to the user by reading /etc/shadow? (by looking for $1$) I believe it does. Why one would want to go back to using crypt vs the more secure md5, I don't know. Debian, Redhat > 6.0 and presumable most other distros ask you during the install if you want to use md5 passwords. You should say yes. -- scot _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list