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[Mathew Hodson <mathew.hodson@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Tags added: manpage

** Changed in: shadow (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: nwonknu (777) => (unassigned)

** Changed in: shadow (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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Title:
  absence of crypt(3) conflicts with useradd(8) man page

Status in shadow package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: passwd

  useradd(8) says:

       -p, --password PASSWORD
             The encrypted password, as returned by crypt(3).

  however, crypt(3) is unavailable:
   $ sudo apt-get install crypt
   Reading package lists... Done
   Building dependency tree
   Reading state information... Done
   E: Couldn't find package crypt

  and appears to have been replaced by mcrypt(1)

    $crypt
    Unix crypt(1) emulation program using mcrypt(1).

     Use crypt -h for more help.
     Enter the passphrase (maximum of 512 characters)
     Please use a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers.
     Enter passphrase:

  However, the manpage for mcrypt has no obvious description of a way to generate a hash to use with 
  useradd --passwd

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 8.04.1
  Release:        8.04

  $ crypt -V;crypt -v;mcrypt -v
  Unix crypt(1) emulation program using mcrypt(1).

  Use crypt -h for more help.
  'key': not enough arguments
  Error in the arguments. Use the --help parameter for more info.
  Unix crypt(1) emulation program using mcrypt(1).

  Use crypt -h for more help.
  'key': not enough arguments
  Error in the arguments. Use the --help parameter for more info.
  Mcrypt v.2.6.4 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
  Linked against libmcrypt v.2.5.7
  Copyright (C) 1998-2002 Nikos Mavroyanopoulos (nmav@xxxxxxxxxx)

  $ apt-cache policy mcrypt
  mcrypt:
    Installed: 2.6.4-3.2ubuntu2
    Candidate: 2.6.4-3.2ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 2.6.4-3.2ubuntu2 0
          500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  $ apt-cache policy passwd
  passwd:
    Installed: 1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2
    Candidate: 1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2 0
          500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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