Can I use shadow passwords with slackware?

by Scott McDermo » Thu, 23 Mar 1995 06:22:48

I have Slackware 2.1 installed, and would like to set up the system with
shadow passwords. Has anyone had success in doing this? What docs,
software, etc. should I get to help me do this?

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