I need to move user accounts from two non-dec system to a DUnix V3.F
system on an AlphaServer 1000. One is a PC based BSDI Unix system,
and the other is a Sun Sparc station
I can move the data in their account ok by tar-ing, copying to new
machine, un-tar-ing.
How about /etc/passwd? It I could just tansfer /etc/passwd and
/etc/group my life will be easier tan if I have to have each user
create their new passwords for Dunix. Will the hashed passwords from
the old system work on the new one? The crypt man page leaves me unclear
about the level of arithmetic precision used. Does the increased word length
on an Alpha lead to a different output of the function than that same
function performed on a PC or a Sparc?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Bruce
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Bruce B. Platt, PhD bbp_at_comport.com
Comport Consulting Corporation
78 Orchard Street, Ramsey, NJ 07446
Tel: 201-236-0505 Fax: 201-236-1335
Received on Thu Jul 18 1996 - 14:47:16 NZST