[ale] Linux md5 crypted password files & Solaris8

[greg at turnstep.com]

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>   I want to migrate accounts from a Linux machine to a Sun
> machine without changing any of the account passwords.  My
> problem is that my linux box keeps passwords crypted in MD5
> format and my Solaris8 box doesn't know what to do with them. 

There ain't really a way. Think of this as an excellent 
opportunity to increase security by having everyone change 
their password. You could even begin doing this on the Linux 
box and store the changed passwords in a more portable (and 
far less secure) method. I would recommend just doing it on 
the new box however, preceded by lots of user education. 
Or just stay on Linux. :)


Greg Sabino Mullane
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