Changeset b7e8981
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- 09/29/2004 06:32:18 PM (20 years ago)
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chapter06/shadow.xml
r8f992bb5 rb7e8981 52 52 <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> 53 53 54 <para>Shadow uses two files to configure authentication settings for the 55 system. Install these two config files:</para> 54 <para id="shadow-limits-login_access">Shadow uses two files to configure 55 authentication settings for the system. Install these two config files:</para> 56 57 <indexterm zone="shadow-limits-login_access"><primary sortas="e-/etc/limits">/etc/limit</primary></indexterm> 58 <indexterm zone="shadow-limits-login_access"><primary sortas="e-/etc/login.access">/etc/login.access</primary></indexterm> 56 59 57 60 <screen><userinput>cp etc/{limits,login.access} /etc</userinput></screen> 58 61 59 62 <beginpage/> 60 <para >Instead of using the default <emphasis>crypt</emphasis> method,63 <para id="shadow-login_defs">Instead of using the default <emphasis>crypt</emphasis> method, 61 64 use the more secure <emphasis>MD5</emphasis> method of password 62 65 encryption, which also allows passwords longer than 8 characters. It … … 67 70 of these can be accomplished by changing the relevant configuration 68 71 file while copying it to its destination:</para> 72 73 <indexterm zone="shadow-login_defs"><primary sortas="e-/etc/login.defs">/etc/login.defs</primary></indexterm> 69 74 70 75 <screen><userinput>cp etc/login.defs.linux /etc/login.defs … … 261 266 <term><command>grpck</command></term> 262 267 <listitem> 263 <para>verifies the integrity of the group files <filename>/etc/group</filename> 268 <para>verifies the integrity of the group files <filename>/etc/group</filename> 269 and <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename>.</para> 264 270 <indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow grpck"><primary sortas="b-grpck">grpck</primary></indexterm> 265 and <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename>.</para>266 271 </listitem> 267 272 </varlistentry>
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