Jim Worthington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: : I tried copying the /etc/passwd file from a Sun workstation to a Linux : machine in order to create common user accounts. Use NIS. Copying /etc/passwd can cause a lot of problems keeping it up to date.
: : Linux, however would not decrypt the Sun passwords when correctly : entered. Thei technique works fine between Solaris and Sun Unix. : : Does Linux use a different encryption algorithm than Sun? (obviously it : is different) Is there any Sun compatability login software for Linux : that would allow me to use a common password database between the two : systems? NIS is available on both systems and will allow the Linux box to use the passwd etc contents on the sun. : : Jim :
