Bug 75746 - redhat-config-users writes DES passwords despite having set the system default redhat-config-users writes DES passwords despite having set the system default to MD5
Summary: redhat-config-users writes DES passwords despite having set the system defaul...
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: libuser
Version: 8.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Nalin Dahyabhai
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: 76560 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-10-11 19:48 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:47 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2003-11-09 18:58:26 UTC
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Description Need Real Name 2002-10-11 19:48:35 UTC 
Description of Problem:
redhat-config-users writes DES passwords despite having set the system default
to MD5.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
1.1.1-2

Steps to Reproduce:
1. run redhat-config-users and set a user's password through the GUI.
2. examine that user's entry in /etc/shadow
3. observe that it is a DES value and not an MD5 value.

Actual Results:
DES-encrypted password

Expected Results:
MD5-encrypted password

Additional Information:
$ cat /etc/sysconfig/authconfig
USEHESIOD=no
USELDAP=no
USEMD5=yes
USENIS=no
USEKERBEROS=no
USELDAPAUTH=no
USESHADOW=yes
USESMBAUTH=no
USEDB=no
Comment 1 Brent Fox 2002-10-14 16:40:45 UTC 
Nalin, this seems like a libuser issue to me.  If it's not, then please transfer
back to me.
Comment 2 Alan Cox 2002-12-18 18:16:46 UTC 
*** Bug 76560 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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