Re: importing passwords from old system

2004-07-08 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it possible to import the passwords from an old system? I upgraded pwconv should do this for you. See the manpage. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.n

importing passwords from old system

2004-07-08 Thread Micha Feigin
Is it possible to import the passwords from an old system? I upgraded my computer (clean install from redhat 6.2) and kept the etc directory, but since the passwords are encrypted (shadow passwords) I am guessing I can't just drop in the old password/group/shadow files. Is it even possible to do t