Re: [CentOS] Enabling MD5 (longer passwords) after installation?

["M. Fioretti" <mfioretti@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 14:50:01 PM -0500, Jason Bradley Nance (aitrus@xxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> >Can I "move" the live, running system to longer passwords, and how?
> >or is a reinstall necessary?
> 
> You want to use pwconv and grpconv to swap your /etc/passwd and 
> /etc/group files to using shadow files.

/etc/passwd has all 'x' in the passwd field, and /etc/shadow has
unreadable strings in the same field. This means shadow passwords are
already enabled and I don't need at all to run pwconv/grpconv, right?

> Run "authconfig" and make sure you have selected to use md5 and
> shadow passwords first.

Does it matter when I run it? I mean before or after pwconv/grpconv,
assuming I still need to use them?

	TIA,
		Marco

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