>>Would getting the encrypted password from the /etc/shadow be the same as >>copying the encryption text from a manually created Kickstart Configuration >>file (meaning a KS.cfg file from a machine I created manually, including >>adding the user & password manually during the install). > >Yes, they would be similar (but not identical). shadow file entries >beginning with $1$ indicate md5-crypted passwords (which you want), and >the random salt will cause the actual stored value to change. > >As I've recommended before, the best way I've seen to generate cryptpw's >is: > >$ openssl passwd -1 >Password: secret! >$1$ZhEKgpbS$KtmSr63TRqGQ1NcGXCaR01 > >Openssl only asks once, so you might want to verify the output: >(notice the salt is between the second and third $ signs) > >$ openssl passwd -1 -salt ZhEKgpbS >Password: secret! >$1$ZhEKgpbS$KtmSr63TRqGQ1NcGXCaR01 > > you can also use grub-md5-crypt which is useful if openssl is not installed on your system ZH ---------------- Zouhir HAFIDI USTL, U.F.R. de Mathematiques, Bat. M2 F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq CEDEX, FRANCE tel (+33) 3.20.43.45.15 fax (+33) 3.20.43.43.02
