Thanks James, I agree that the files you listed are the same on the two systems. Lets not forget the /etc/group file and /etc/gshadow file as well. While the formats of the files are the same, the Salts used for the crypt functions are not the same. I am having 'general' success with the Password Crackers .... My goal is a transparent migration of the environment for the unknowing users. I think that I can get 85% or better of the data in ascii format. From there, I can run the user_add function and have Linux use the MD5 crypt. If there's a simpler way, I'm open for ideas. Migrating the passwd and shadow files to the Linux Server itself did not work. Thanks. James Olin Oden wrote: > > > > Does anyone know if you can transport a Solaris Passwd file to a Linux > > Server? If so How? > > > Hi Albert, > > Without getting too deep into the details, yes. The passwd file > and shadow file on Solaris is: > > /etc/passwd > /etc/shadow > > just like on Linux. They are both text files with colon delimited > records. The issue is the defination of the columns in this files > (espcicially in the shadow file) may differ, so you might have to > create a quick shell or perl script to do an initial conversion. > This should be trivial. The hashes will be portable by virtue of the > fact that both platforms undrstand crypt hashes. If you want to go > to more secure md5 hashes, though, you will have more work, as their > is no reasonable way to convert hashes (running crack on you solaris > hashes, getting the passwords and producing their respective md5 > hashes is not reasonable, and if it works I would be a little frightened > [but perhaps not supprised (-;]). > > Anyway it can be done, but there are some caveats...james > > -- > > Albert E. Whale - CISSP > > http://www.abs-comptech.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - ESM, Computer & Networking Specialists > > Sr. Security, Network, and Systems Consultant > > Board of Directors - InfraGard - Pittsburgh, PA > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-devel-list mailing list > > Redhat-devel-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-devel-list mailing list > Redhat-devel-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list -- Albert E. Whale - CISSP http://www.abs-comptech.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - ESM, Computer & Networking Specialists Sr. Security, Network, and Systems Consultant Board of Directors - InfraGard - Pittsburgh, PA _______________________________________________ Redhat-devel-list mailing list Redhat-devel-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list
