ah, it is the little things in life that make it so worth living. Glad
to be of service. :-)
"John M. Mills" wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Strider Centaur wrote:
> > ... Of coarse Im not sure if it will automatically generate the
> > shadow file for you.
>
> FYI, it did this transparently on my system. I had kept reference copies
> of /etc/passwd and had a couple of 'root' logins on other VT's, out of
> anticipated pain, but it worked perfectly with no other action than your
> recommendation of selecting 'shadow passwords' in /usr/sbin/setup.
>
> /etc/password now shows everyone's password as 'x'.
>
> Thanks again -
>
> John Mills
> Sr. Software Engineer
> TGA Technologies, Inc.
> 100 Pinnacle Way, Suite 140
> Norcross, GA 30071-3633
> e-mail: ">jmills@tga.com
> Phone: 770-441-2100 ext.124 (voice)
> 770-449-7740 (FAX)
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" It is my observation that unless you really understand the issues, you are
hardly in a position to criticize. Nearly all Linux users have used Windows,
but very few Windows users have used Linux. " -- Me
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