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MyOnlyEye
Asked: 2011-05-14 23:19:14 +0800 CST

Can I force the passwd command to use MD5 hash (and not crypt)?

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How can I force the passwd command to use MD5 hash and not to use crypt? I need to get the passwd command to talk to the ldap server (which it does) and use MD5 when I change passwords for the users.

ldap passwd md5

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  1. Best Answer

    Assuming Linux: set value of ENCRYPT_METHOD in /etc/login.defs to MD5.

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  2. Set the following in your /etc/login.defs file:

    MD5_CRYPT_ENAB yes
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  3. You can also use the authconfig command like so:

    authconfig --enablemd5

    Just search in the man page.

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