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Re: PASSWD.EXE and Re: Possible to login as different user?
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- Subject: Re: PASSWD.EXE and Re: Possible to login as different user?
- From: "Flynn, Connor J" <connor dot flynn at pnl dot gov>
- Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 01:40:24 -0700
Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> Use /bin/crypt to create DES encrypted passwords and copy them into
> your /etc/passwd for telnet or ftp.
How exactly does one copy the encrypted passwords into /etc/passwd and
get telnet/ftp/login to read them? I tried several approaches:
1. Piping the output of mkpasswd into /etc/passwd
2. Also tried appending the output of crypt to the same file.
3. Even tried using the -U domain/user, -S SID format suggested in login.README
even though those instructions were for WinNT/2K and I have Win98.
Neither approach worked as I expected. It seems that if the username I supply
when
prompted exists within the /etc/passwd file, login doesn't even prompt me for a
password.
It just responds "Fanfare!! You are successfully logged into this server!!!"
Sure that saves typing, but it's worrisome in terms of security! ;-)
If you could provide a sample or excerpt from a working passwd file, that might
just do the trick.
Thx! (BTW, I'm impressed. You sure do respond fast!)
Connor J. Flynn
MS K9-24 Connor.Flynn@arm.gov
Battelle NW, PNNL 509-375-2041
PO Box 999 fax-271-0030
Richland WA 99352 lab-372-4710
No brains, no headaches...
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