[ale] Grub password

[magius at wittsend.com (Scott Warfield)]

So we know that we can use grub-md5-crypt to generate a grub passwod.  The
hash is then generated as such:  $1$[seed]$[hash].  In perl we can generate
something similar by using "$hash=crypt([password],[seed]);", where seed is
"\$1\$xxxxxx".

However, if you use the perl generated hash, the password wont work in grub.
Does any know why that is?  I'm trying to automate a grub password
installation with perl.

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Internet Security Systems
X-Force Developer
 
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