Valter, I just did something similar. Switched from RH 6.2 to SuSE 7.2. I manually changed most of the users passwords (the ones that I knew) by hand, but there was a bunch that I didn't know. I took their shadow entries and moved them via copy and paste to the new server. 99% of them didn't have any problem connecting whatsoever. (I think that there was only one or two, but that might have been a missing character at the end of the paste...) Some of their shadow entries start with $ and some don't. It doesn't mean that they won't be able to be autenticated. HTH, ============================================ Drew J. Como Phone: 631-434-6600 Systems Administrator Fax: 631-434-7800 dcomo@bascom.com Web: www.bascom.com Bascom Global Internet Services, Inc. -------------------------------------------- "When quality is the goal, winning is guaranteed." -----Original Message----- From: Valter Rehn [mailto:valter@panvel.com.br] Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 2:55 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: [SLE] passwd, shadow, upgrades, pam? help! Hi, I'm trying to migrate my mail server from redhat 7.1 to suse 7.2. i have already transferred /var/mail and /home, and copy'ed /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow to the new (suse) server. the problem is: nobody logs in the new server. trid to change my password and I logged in. i've noticed that the passwords in /etc/shadow have the $ sign, and my new doesn't. does anyone know how to use the old shadow file without having to change everyuser password? tks in advance. Valter Rehn SysAdmin Dimed/Panvel Brazil -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com