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> Hi all,

> I'm sorry if I post this in the wrong newsgroup(s), but I hope that you
> will answer me in private, just in case it shouldn't be here.

> I have downloaded the Crack 5.0 utility to test-crack password files,
> but I cannot get it to compile under RH 5.1. I'm not much into
> programming, but more in system/network administration; so, I don't
> quite understand what's wrong.

> However, after parsing through the error messages, I believe that there
> is a compatibility problem with the crypt() [or lcrypt()] function
> included in RH 5.1.

> If anyone knows how to solve this problem, please reply.

> Thanks in advance,

> Eddy

Eddy,

   I don't know much about this subject either, but I think I can point
you in the right direction.  Since Redhat 5.1 is glibc based, you need to
look at the GLIBC FAQ.  I think that talks about the missing crypt
function.  Hope this helps.

                                        Bernie Borenstein

Quote:> x-no-archive: yes

> Hi all,

> I'm sorry if I post this in the wrong newsgroup(s), but I hope that you
> will answer me in private, just in case it shouldn't be here.

> I have downloaded the Crack 5.0 utility to test-crack password files,
> but I cannot get it to compile under RH 5.1. I'm not much into
> programming, but more in system/network administration; so, I don't
> quite understand what's wrong.

> However, after parsing through the error messages, I believe that there
> is a compatibility problem with the crypt() [or lcrypt()] function
> included in RH 5.1.

> If anyone knows how to solve this problem, please reply.

> Thanks in advance,

> Eddy

In glibc2 the crypt function is located in libcrypt.  To compile Crack 5.0
on my box I had to modify the src/util/Makefile.  Change line 15 (I think)
from
XLIB=$(XDIR)/libc5.a $(XLIBS)
to
XLIB=$(XDIR)/libc5.a $(XLIBS) -lcrypt
and it should compile.  (You may need to delete libc5.a if you it exists
before you rebuild, it will be in run/bin/linux-2-unknown/ or a similar
directory).

Craig