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Old 31st July 2012
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Originally Posted by daemonfowl View Post
When the -encryption flag isn't stated after adduser, what's the default encryption applied to a new user's password ?
Per the adduser(8) manpage:
Code:
     -encryption, -e method
             Encrypt local passwords using method of encryption as described
             in login.conf(5).  If method is ``auto'', the encryption type
             will be derived from the user's login class.
Quote:
The useradd utility doesn't have such a flag.. is blowfish the default when nothing is stated ?
Look at login.conf(5).
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