RE: [LI] password file from sco to linux

["Chakrabarti, Suvendra (CTS)" <CSUVENDRA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

     Hi,

     SCO comes configured with shadow. So, you must also get the /etc/shadow
     file. If the crypt() function for both the OS follow the same standard,
then you
     should be able to log in. Else, try to assign new passwords to ids. :-(

     Suvendra

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Sunil Sarat [SMTP:sunil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Monday, August 16, 1999 9:51 PM
> To:	linux-india@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	[LI] password file from sco to linux
> 
> copying the /etc/passwd file from SCO system to linux. I've observed that
> the format is similar to that of LINUX. But even after copying that file,
> I
> am unable to login using the old user ids and passwords which were there
> on
> 
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