[cobalt-security] Passwords

Subject: [cobalt-security] Passwords

From: "Mike Brosius" <mike.brosius@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:18:12 -0700

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Title: Message

I have only been a part of this list for a short while and haven't had a chance to browse through the old threads so forgive me if this question has been answered.

I changed the root password on my Raq4 a couple of weeks ago (To something I couldn't forget). Well for some reason I had a major brain cramp and couldn't remember it. I spent so much time trying different combinations that I thoroughly confused myself. Well, I went into the web interface and changed the admin password to something else and low and behold it changed the root password to that same thing. Being that I couldn't remember the root password that was great, but then I got to thinking about the fact that if someone can get in as admin then can access root even if I have a different password set.

Are there any fixes/suggestions. TIA

Mike