> I read up a bit on shadow passwords, and it looks like a good idea, but
> it looks like a lot of trouble for a machine that isn't really exposed.
> I get a dynamic address, and have most services disabled, and those that
> are enabled are only available to specific hosts.
Shadow passwords aren't a big deal if they're already installed.
Just type "pwconv", or maybe "pwconv5" and see what happens.
"pwunconv" will recover. I gather that they don't work with NIS (yp),
though.
Andrew