[CentOS] Enabling MD5 (longer passwords) after installation?

[M. Fioretti]

On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 15:53:06 PM -0500, Jason Bradley Nance
(aitrus at tresgeek.net) wrote:

> Here's what I would do:
> 
> pwunconv
> grpunconv
> authconfig
> pwconv
> grpconv
> 

OK, thanks. Just one last question before I hurt myself: this doesn't
disable currently active shells, does it? I mean, I can do that as
root, then change my root password to a longer one, then try to open
another ssh session, all knowing that my first session is still active
and allows me to back up, right?

Thanks,
	Marco

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