Jeremy Sanders wrote:
> Hi -
>
> Does anyone know how to change an existing NIS server from using DES-style
> passwords to MD5 passwords? Is it possible to continue running with both
> types of passwords, asking users to upgrade as they are ready?
>
> I've tried running
>
> authconfig --enablemd5
>
> on the server and client, but this didn't seem to help very much.

It's years since I used NIS or changed passwords format, but I think it
should just work. The two forms of password I used are distinguishable
by eyeball, so mixing them was fine.

What form do new passwords take?





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