22 Dec
2011
22 Dec
'11
12:30 p.m.
Hi,
After the 6.2 upgrade, the new /etc/login.defs has: ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512 instead of MD5Is it safe to just apply the change? Will my current MD5 passwords in /etc/passwd still work and only new passwords will be SHA512? Or are they automatically "converted" (rehashed) to SHA512?
Thx, JD