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- From: adrian@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk (Adrian Hall)
- Subject: Re: encrypted passwds on 386bsd
- Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK.
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:40:57 GMT
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- gambert@screamer.csee.usf.edu (Allen Gambert) writes:
- > I remember reading awhile back on how to add encryption in the passwd file.
- > I lost the copy of the file and I would know like to add this feature.
- >
- > Does anyone know how this can be done? Do I just need to add the crypt function
- > to one of the libraries and then change the login program so it calls
- > getpass. I would then crypt the passwd and then compare it to the encrypted
- > copy in the passwd file. Is this all I need to do or is there more. Any help
- > would be appreciated.
-
- Look in the file /usr/386bsd.errata/crypt.instructions from the
- standard distribution.
-
- Adrian
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