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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Passwords
Date: 20 Mar 1997 18:42:28 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <Pine.BSF.3.95.970320135028.16940A-100000@ravi.lums.edu.pk>,
Baba <b99044@ravi.lums.edu.pk> writes:
>
> Does FreeBSD use only one password encryption algorithm ... My uni has
> 2.2.9???? (Gamma) whatever that means\
You can install either or both DES & MD5. Surely you mean your uni has
something like 2.2-9?????-SNAP ?
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !