I've read the FAQ about not being able to decrypt UNIX passwords. That's not the issue. I just want to be able to have a script of mine use those passwords (encrypted) as a comparison. As I see it, this problem has two parts:

1- Get the scrambled entry. I'm using GETPWNAM(username) for this, and because my system uses a shadow file (I assume), I'm getting an X as a value for the password. Anyone know how to get the actual value? The docs for GETPW* aren't really clear on what to do in this sort of situation.

2- Then I've got to encrypt the password that the user types to make it match the UNIX one. I have *never* done this; anyone have any suggestions?

If it helps, I am running on a RH Linux 7.2 box.

Thanks!
-b

In reply to Using Unix passwd/shadow to authenticate in perl by bennomatic

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