On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 10:07:13AM +0100, Simon wrote:

Hi... I've got a server that doesn't use shadow password, how do I "convert" it so that it uses shadow passwords...

abower@dylan:~$ man -k shadow grpconv (8) - convert to and from shadow passwords and groups. grpunconv (8) - convert to and from shadow passwords and groups. pwconv (8) - convert to and from shadow passwords and groups. pwunconv (8) - convert to and from shadow passwords and groups. shadow (5) - encrypted password file shadowconfig (8) - toggle shadow passwords on and off update-passwd (8) - safely update /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group vigr (8) - edit the password, group, shadow-password, or shadow-group file. vipw (8) - edit the password, group, shadow-password, or shadow-group file. lndir (1x) - create a shadow directory of symbolic links to another directory tree

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pwconv and shadowconfig are the 2 i think you need.

Adam