Bug 5542 – Root password not MD5 encrypted

Bug 5542 - Root password not MD5 encrypted

Summary:	Root password not MD5 encrypted

Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	installer (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.1
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	Jay Turner
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Reported:	1999-10-04 19:48 EDT by Brian Ryner
Modified:	2015-01-07 18:38 EST (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2000-06-10 10:51:38 EDT
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Description Brian Ryner 1999-10-04 19:48:02 EDT

When you set the root password during the install it is not
MD5 encrypted- it uses the conventional encryption (whatever
that is).  User accounts created during install, however,
seem to get MD5 passwords.

Comment 1 Jay Turner 1999-12-01 15:56:59 EST

This issue will be resolved in the next errata release.

Comment 2 Matt Wilson 2000-06-10 10:51:38 EDT

This has been fixed in 6.2.

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