"Walker, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you know of any utilities that I can use to read through my existing > /etc/master.passwd file and dump usernames and plain text passwords to a > file?
It's one-way. You could use something like John to defeat the password encryption, but it could take a _LONG_ time to finish if you've been using good passwords and a good form of encryption on your password file! > Or is the encryption of passwords one way?? > Sorry I'm not up on these things. > Mick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Donald J. > O'Neill > Sent: 06 October 2004 17:07 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Planning a Upgrade (5.2.1 --> 5.3) > > On Wednesday 06 October 2004 07:17 am, Walker, Michael wrote: > > > > Sorry I forgot to specify that I will be adding new drives to the > > system, so cvsup'ing isn't really a viable option in my case. > > Also, maybe you can clear something up for me. > > Every time I have cvsup'ed my source tree, and reinstalled world. > > I end up with every single binary file the base system has to > > offer. Is there any automated way I can limit the source that is > > compiled to the source I have on my existing system? (For future > > reference.) > > > > Mick Walker > > NAAFI Finance International > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Hello Mick, > Are you just adding in extra drives, or are you replacing drives? If > you're adding in drives, cvsuping is still a viable option. Are you > going to change the partition sizes and/or locations? Well then, I > guess it boils down to: do it the way you feel most comfortable > with. > Forget backing up passwd, master.passwd and group. 5.3 has added > new users and groups, and removed some. Replacing the 5.3 files > with the saved ones from 5.2.1 is asking for a disaster to happen. > > Every time I have cvsup'ed my source tree, and reinstalled world. > > I end up with every single binary file the base system has to > > offer. Is there any automated way I can limit the source that is > > compiled to the source I have on my existing system? (For future > > reference.) > As for the above, I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but it > seems to me that if you're going to install FreeBSD5.3, then you > want FreeBSD 5.3. If you cvsup the FreeBSD5.3 sources and go > through the world/kernel process, you're compiling only the sources > that you have on your existing system as it is, after the cvsup. If > you want to keep it at the sources that are on your system prior to > the cvsup, there's no point in going through the world/kernel > sequence. If you're asking about something different, then you need > to reword your question to exactly what you want to accomplish. > Don > -- > Donald J. O'Neill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. > > > ********************************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may be subject to > legal privilege, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to > whom they are addressed. > If you have received this email in error or think you may have done so, you may not > peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message. Please notify the sender > immediately and delete the original e-mail from your system. > > Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail. Recipients should check this e-mail > for the presence of viruses. The Capita Group and its subsidiaries accept no > liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. > *********************************************************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
