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Date:	Tue, 07 Aug 2001 01:40:24 -0700
From:	"Flynn, Connor J" <connor DOT flynn AT pnl DOT gov>
Subject:	Re: PASSWD.EXE and Re: Possible to login as different user?
To:	"'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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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 DOT Flynn AT arm DOT gov
Battelle NW, PNNL	509-375-2041
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No brains, no headaches...


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