Re: [cobalt-security] root passwd and admin passwd

["dylan" <dylan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >> what happens when you try and su? do you get an error message?
> >what is it?
> >>
> >
> >[admin admin]$ su
> >Password:
> >su: incorrect password
>
>
> have you tried :
> [admin admin]$  su -
>
> the minus after su is the important bit.
>
[admin admin]$ su -
Password:
su: incorrect password
[admin admin]$ su -
Password:
su: incorrect password
[admin admin]$ su -
Password:
su: incorrect password
[admin admin]$


No that doesnt seem to work either :/

By the way.. what does the minus do? Why is it so important? It won't let me
install security patches either so I'm pretty much stuffed huh? I originally
thought my security had been compromised. Now, after investigating
connections via netstat and looking at earlier post regarding admin and root
going out of sync I realise that this could actually be a cobalt glitch,
especially since the paper clip and GUI reset password function all only
affect the admin user.

Does anyone know a way I can get to single user mode?? I have physical
access to the machine and console but that doesnt seem to help.


-Dylan