convert user a/c from RH 7.x to FC6

[edwardspl at ita.org.mo]

Chris Jones wrote:

> edwardspl at ita.org.mo wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> How can we copy user account from the old system ( RH7.x ) to another
>> new system ( FC6 ) ?
>
>
> Depends what you mean - Are you wishing to copy everything, including
> all the user preferences (i.e. .XXX files/directories) or just the
> user data files.
>
> If the later, then easy - just copy the files to some temp location
> (external disk etc.) Upgrade the system, recreate the accounts and
> copy back.
>
> If the former you may have problems with compatibility, since RH7 is
> WAY older than FC6. I would suggest better not to bother and let the
> users recreate their preferences from scratch on the new system.
>
> Chris
>
>>
>> Edward.
>>
>
Hello Chris,

I want the following :
1, create user ( run "adduser abc" ) "abc" under FC6.
2, copy the password of abc from RH7.x to FC6.

But I don't know how can we do the steps of point 2....

Edward.
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