The FreeBSD FrontPage Extensions requires crypt_des is included in your libcrypt.* libraries. Otherwise the fpsrvadm.exe program will create invaild MD5 passwords when libcrypt.* doesn't support DES passwords. Fpsrvadm.exe can only create DES passwords. For this port to be usefull you need to install an Apache-Frontpage enabled web server. Only the following ports/packages qualifies: Ports: www/apache13-fp >=1.3.20_1 or www/mod_frontpage >=1.5.2 (DSO module, not from Microsoft) Packages: apache_fp >=1.3.20_1 or mod_frontpage >=1.5.2 (DSO module, not from Microsoft)