When I changed my passwords from DES to MD5, I noticed this little thing
with periodic daily output.
Backup passwd and group files:
passwd diffs:
1,2c1,2
< root:(password):0:0::0:0:Superuser:/root:/bin/csh
< toor:(password):0:0::0:0:Bourne-again Superuser:/root:/usr/local/bin/bash
---
> root:(password):0:0::0:0:Superuser:/root:/bin/csh
> toor:(password):0:0::0:0:Bourne-again Superuser:/root:/usr/local/bin/bash
At first glimpse, everything seems identical.. so, where is the
difference? I realized that I had changed ONLY the password, and this
was shown in the diffs in this strange way--since the password is
clipped from the output of diff.
Is this done on purpose, to show who has changed their password, or is
it a side-effect of the way things are done until now, and we should
attempt to change it some time?
--
Giorgos Keramidas, < keramida @ ceid . upatras . gr>
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