[clue-tech] User migration.

[mike havlicek]

--- mike havlicek <mhavlicek1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- David Anselmi <anselmi at anselmi.us> wrote:
> > Robert F. Woods wrote:
> > [...]
> > > The DG stores the encrypted password in the
> > /etc/passwd file. The AIX 
> > > stores it in /etc/security/passwd. The
> encryption
> > seems to be different. 
> > > I cannot manually take the DG encrypted password
> > and place it in the 
> > > proper place on the AIX box and login. The
> > password test fails.
> > 
> > The password hashes are supposed to be difficult
> to
> > reverse and with out 
> > reversing DG to rehash I think you're out of luck.
> 
> > Perhaps if DG uses 
> > crypt(3) it wouldn't be too hard.
> > 
> > You might try john or another password cracking
> > program, but check the 
> > docs to make sure it can handle your hash
> algorithm.
> > 
> > Dave
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> 
> At least on my AIX5L system, /etc/security/passwd
> provides the shadow passwd support. Is there shadow
> password support for your DG/UX ? If so you might be
> able to convert your /etc/passwd encrypted passwords
> into a shadow file and then copy the shadow file's
> encryped passwords into the new AIX environment....
> I
> just successfully tested creating a user on Solaris9
> and copying the encrypted password from the Solaris9
> /etc/shadow into the /etc/security/passwd entry for
> the analogous user on the AIX5L ... 
> 
> -Mike   
> 

Whoops .. I thought changing to a shadow setup (say
running pwconv) might change the encryption ....  

-Mike


		
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