RE: [cobalt-security] /etc/shadow

["Todd Kirk" <tkirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > I'm sorry for my stupidity
> > > What's wrong if you have /etc/shadow set to
> > > -r--------?
> >
> >Somebody is up to dirty tricks!!!
> >it should be
> >-rw-r--r--
> >-rw-r--r--   1 root     root         1020 Dec 19 13:36 /etc/passwd
> >
> >Kind of difficult to enter a new user / password if no one 
> can write to the
> >file.
> >
> > > and what need to be done if any.
> >
> >I really don't know the complete situation, but I would be 
> finding out who or
> >what changed it.
> I have a shadow and a shadow-
> both are
> -r-------       1 root  root    1733 Jan 15 and Dec 23 for 
> the one with the -
> 
> is there a problem with them?
> what are the default entries for a 4r?

I don't know about the default entries but mine are the same

-r--------   1 root     root         6675 Jan 30 11:56 shadow
-r--------   1 root     root         6614 Jan 23 10:13 shadow-


Regards,
Todd Kirk