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Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/802267 |
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Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/802807 |
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Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@g.o> |
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--- |
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.../2021-06-30-libxcrypt-migration.en.txt | 11 ++++++++++- |
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1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) |
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diff --git a/2021-06-30-libxcrypt-migration/2021-06-30-libxcrypt-migration.en.txt b/2021-06-30-libxcrypt-migration/2021-06-30-libxcrypt-migration.en.txt |
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index 16b5596..5a78036 100644 |
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--- a/2021-06-30-libxcrypt-migration/2021-06-30-libxcrypt-migration.en.txt |
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+++ b/2021-06-30-libxcrypt-migration/2021-06-30-libxcrypt-migration.en.txt |
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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Title: migrating from glibc[crypt] to libxcrypt in ~arch |
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Author: Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge@g.o> |
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Author: Sam James <sam@g.o> |
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Posted: 2021-06-30 |
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-Revision: 1 |
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+Revision: 2 |
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News-Item-Format: 2.0 |
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The implementation of libcrypt.so within glibc has been deprecated |
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@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ of steps described on the wiki (see below), but the outline is: |
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and enable it |
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* unmask ~virtual/libcrypt-2 |
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+Please note that if you last changed your password before ~2008, |
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+it may using md5crypt or similar other weak mechanisms in /etc/shadow; |
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+a bug in PAM [0][1] may mean that you were unable to login. We recommend |
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+using `passwd` to change/refresh your passwrd so it is using modern |
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+methods. A new version of PAM has been added to the tree to resolve this issue. |
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+ |
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For more information, please see: |
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* https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Toolchain/libcrypt_implementation |
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* https://bugs.gentoo.org/699422 |
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+ |
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+[0] https://bugs.gentoo.org/802267 |
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+[1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/802807 |
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