Re: how to generate initial password

["Oliver Schulze L." <oliver@samera.com.py>]

In php you need to pass a salt like this:
$my_passwd = crypt("abc123",'$1$123456789');

HTH
Oliver

Beast wrote:

> Sunday, June 22, 2003, 2:49:44 AM, Steve wrote:
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>  
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> > Wouldn't it need to be:
> >    
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>  
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> > print "userPassword: {crypt}$my_passwd\n";
> >    
>
> Sorry, it was typo.
>
> Results generated from crypt() is very different from result generated
> from passwd command (in /etc/shadow) with same 'salt'.
> When I paste password from /etc/shadow it was working
>
> ----
> #! /usr/bin/perl
> $my_passwd = crypt("abc123",'$1');
> print "userPassword: {crypt}$my_passwd\n";
>
> result :
> userPassword: {crypt}$1xaBJ0x76dlk
>
> -------------
> > From /etc/shadow
>
> [root@credo tmp]# passwd
> Changing password for user root.
> New password: <------ abc123
> BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word
> Retype new password:
> passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
>
> [root@credo tmp]# head -1 /etc/shadow
> root:$1$X.OSs7jo$bgW/720PS4.dBHR8UGjMW1:12226:0:99999:7:::
>  

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Oliver Schulze L.
<oliver@samera.com.py>