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Re: [cobalt-security] pro's and cons of not letting GUI change ro ot password
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] pro's and cons of not letting GUI change ro ot password
- From: Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 07:07:47 -0500
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
On Mon, 04 Mar 2002, Jelmer Jellema wrote:
> But then again: rereading /usr/local/sbin/pwreset is seems to me now that
> the root password is only blocked if it is not available in
> /etc/passwd.master. In my version, it is and it's open (it's not in the real
> password and shadow files). So, now I'm confused: it looks that after all
> pressing the button will clear the root password.
>
> My mistake, then. Is there anyone with a test RaQ 4 who could just test what
> this button does?
I have one, but I am away for the day, I'll check it this evening.
Did, you read the pwreset script?
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Gerald Waugh