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[Olivier Salaun <address@concealed>]

Guenter Lau wrote:
> We have the problem:
> 
> sympa write the password in database in encrypted mode.
> But when it read the password, it expects the unencryted mode.
> 
> Example:
> When I change my password to "abc123",
> sympa saved it in the form: crypt.C1ha4w35HgN6P7
> The next login say: no password.
> If I change the password in database with editor,
> I write on the place crypt.C1ha4w35HgN6P7 the string "abc123",
> then I can login with "abc123"

Sympa used to store passwords NOT crypted. 
It now stores passwords encrypted (with a reversible algo.) but still
recognizes uncrypted passwords, for compatibility reasons.

I guess your problems is due to your database field "password_user" not having
the right format (it has been extended to 40 chars to store crypted passwords.

> How can I subpress the encrypted mode by write the password
> or make, that sympa understands the encryted mode by read too.

Sympa encrypts passwords if the Crypt::CipherSaber module is available.
If you don't want encryption, just don't install this CPAN module.


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Olivier Salaün
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