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| author | green <green@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-09-30 00:37:44 +0000 |
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| committer | green <green@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-09-30 00:37:44 +0000 |
| commit | 25fc889685a44ae4fb8e0c34e5dedd869a99a1c9 (patch) | |
| tree | 3fba78dde1c92533b7db12811ea16c1f605b156b /share | |
| parent | 7e3aafee75744007734f0c6823c5b30362f52182 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-25fc889685a44ae4fb8e0c34e5dedd869a99a1c9.zip FreeBSD-src-25fc889685a44ae4fb8e0c34e5dedd869a99a1c9.tar.gz | |
Document passwd_format further.
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| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/yp.4 | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man8/yp.8 | 8 |
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/yp.4 b/share/man/man4/yp.4 index 3ceab06..0458840 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/yp.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/yp.4 @@ -416,6 +416,14 @@ If they aren't found, the standard .Pa passwd maps will be used instead. .Sh COMPATIBILITY +When using a non-FreeBSD NIS server for +.Xr passwd 5 +files, it is unlikely that the default MD5-based format that FreeBSD +uses for passwords will be accepted by it. +If this is the case, the value of the "passwd_format" setting in +.Xr login.conf 5 +should be changed to "des" for compatibility. +.Pp Some systems, such as SunOS 4.x, need .Tn NIS to be running in order diff --git a/share/man/man8/yp.8 b/share/man/man8/yp.8 index 3ceab06..0458840 100644 --- a/share/man/man8/yp.8 +++ b/share/man/man8/yp.8 @@ -416,6 +416,14 @@ If they aren't found, the standard .Pa passwd maps will be used instead. .Sh COMPATIBILITY +When using a non-FreeBSD NIS server for +.Xr passwd 5 +files, it is unlikely that the default MD5-based format that FreeBSD +uses for passwords will be accepted by it. +If this is the case, the value of the "passwd_format" setting in +.Xr login.conf 5 +should be changed to "des" for compatibility. +.Pp Some systems, such as SunOS 4.x, need .Tn NIS to be running in order |
