Bug 5542 - Root password not MD5 encrypted
Summary: Root password not MD5 encrypted
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: installer
Version: 6.1
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Jay Turner
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Reported: 1999-10-04 23:48 UTC by Brian Ryner
Modified: 2015-01-07 23:38 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2000-06-10 14:51:38 UTC
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Description Brian Ryner 1999-10-04 23:48:02 UTC 
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 20:56:59 UTC 
This issue will be resolved in the next errata release.
Comment 2 Matt Wilson 2000-06-10 14:51:38 UTC 
This has been fixed in 6.2.
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