Solaris 9 /etc/shadow file, $ character as first entry.

From: Stanley Laufer (slaufer_at_slis.sjsu.edu)
Date: 01/31/05

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    Thanks for the replies so far.

    The consesus is that the $ in an /etc/shadow password
    entry indicates that a newer encryption scheme is being
    used to encrypt /etc/shadow entries (such as MD5).

    Does anyone know how to force Solaris 9 to encrypt
    ONLY using the standard UNIX encryption algorithm
    (crypt)?

    And if I do this, will this "break" any accounts whose
    passwords have been encrypted using MD5 or other encryption
    algorithms?

    I would expect so, but just wanted to verify.

    Thanks again in advance.

    Stanley E. Laufer
    Network Administrator
    School of Library and Information Science
    San Jose State University
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