Re: /etc/passwd migration between systems
Wayne Schlitt <zuul!backbone!wayne@worldtlk.worldtalk.com> writes:
> > As Jim Worthington said:
> > >
> > > I do know that when I tried to copy my /etc/passwd file from a Sun
> > > system to Debian 1.1, the passwords would not decrypt correctly on
> > > login.
>
>
> Just another data point.... I just copied my passwords from my SVR4
> Dell Unix system to Linux, and they worked fine.
And another data point (for Crack). My old binary of Crack works on
Debian 1.1, HP-UX 9.*, and SunOS password files also. I also
recompiled it and it still works on the SunOS file.
Also tried logging in with an HP-UX password. Also worked fine in 1.1.
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