From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3055 invoked from network); 10 Nov 2003 18:48:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO monty-python.gnu.org) (199.232.76.173) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 10 Nov 2003 18:48:52 -0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AJI18-0001MJ-Rq for listarch-gnats-devel@sources.redhat.com; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:48:06 -0500 Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AJI10-0001Ll-H4 for help-gnats@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:47:58 -0500 Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AJI0U-0001GB-QO for help-gnats@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:47:57 -0500 Received: from [207.217.120.126] (helo=turkey.mail.pas.earthlink.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AJI0U-0001Fz-FW for help-gnats@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:47:26 -0500 Received: from h-68-164-93-88.snvacaid.dynamic.covad.net ([68.164.93.88] helo=acm.org) by turkey.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AJH2s-00058O-00; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 10:45:50 -0800 Message-ID: <3FAFE919.8020402@acm.org> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:48:00 -0000 From: Pankaj K Garg Organization: Zee Source User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; WinNT4.0; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031007 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en, ja MIME-Version: 1.0 To: David S Gathright References: <1068488405.1165.31.camel@red5> In-Reply-To: <1068488405.1165.31.camel@red5> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: help-gnats@gnu.org Subject: Re: Trouble using encrypted passwords X-BeenThere: help-gnats@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list Reply-To: gargp@acm.org List-Id: General discussion about GNU GNATS List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2003-q4/txt/msg00046.txt.bz2 David S Gathright wrote: > Hi, all. > > I'm using a vanilla GNATS 4.0 installation on a Solaris 5.9 box. For > some reason, MD5 encryption isn't working for me, so I'm trying standard > UNIX crypt() encryption. I'm rather perplexed at the statement in > Appendix C of the gnats documentation, which states that "crypt() > passwords can be generated by using standard UNIX passwords tools". > What tools are these (and do you have any examples of how I can use > them)? Did you try generating the passwords using the 'passwd' command and then cuting and pasting from /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow? -- Pankaj K Garg garg@zeesource.net 1684 Nightingale Avenue 408-373-4027 (Voice) Suite 201 408-733-2737 (Fax) Sunnyvale, CA 94087 http://www.zeesource.net _______________________________________________ Help-gnats mailing list Help-gnats@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnats