So, you're apparently gotten this working already, but here's what I
found:  The SCO shadow file has 5 fields, while the Linux shadow file
has 9.  See "man 5 shadow" on linux for what all the fields are.  The
extra fields could probably be filled with defualts, or left blank.

-Datawolf (too many Bills here to use my real name)

Bill Warner wrote:
> 
> unfortantly this wont keep the passwords
> 
> but it does seem to work by copying the passwd and shadow
> files over from sco to linux.  i tried copying individual
> lines at first and it didn't work.  Once i decided to try
> copying the entire thing it seems to work.  Strange, ohh
> well.  problem solved
> 
> Bill Warner