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Re: crypt() isn't generating a valid md5/shadow password



On Wed, Oct 18, 2000 at 04:48:16PM -0700, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> sorry, but i'm trying to write some tools for beowulf administration.
> 
> consider the program:
> 			printf("Usage: encrypt salt password\n");
> 		strncpy(password, crypt(argv[1], salt), 49);

argv[1] is the salt, not the password.  Try fixing this and see what
happens.

Cheers,
Chris

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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
		-- Benjamin Disraeli



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