On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Scot Jenkins wrote: > md5 passwords start with "$1$", at least they do on Linux (/etc/shadow) > and FreeBSD (/etc/master.passwd) systems. > crypt passwords would start with the 2 char salt. Does that mean it is possible to configure Linux to use either crypt or md5? Or does the system allow both to be used and determine at login which applies to the user by reading /etc/shadow? (by looking for $1$) Mike _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list