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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!pumpkin.pangea.ca!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news-in-east.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!199.171.20.9!news.nkn.net!news.panther.net!nemesis!hammy!news-in.iadfw.net!news.gymnet.com!LSNT1!lsbsdi6.lightspeed.net!news3.crl.com!nntp2.crl.com!data.ramona.vix.com!sonysjc!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!ne ws.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.indigo.ie!not-for-mail From: Marcus Keane <keanem@indigo.ie> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Password issues Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 21:19:20 +0100 Organization: Indigo Lines: 28 Message-ID: <3022EB3A9E125400.92E24CCC98D04AF9.24EE104F92E27D19@library-proxy.airnews.net> X-Orig-Message-ID: <338B41C8.1E7C9C2A@indigo.ie> References: <337e914c.418331@news.ibm.net.il> <337f0cec.3564540@news.ibm.net.il> NNTP-Proxy-Relay: library.airnews.net NNTP-Posting-Host: biceps.gymnet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.0b5 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42193 Enoch Wexler wrote: > On Sun, 18 May 1997 05:32:31 GMT, Enoch wrote: > > >I upgraded a 2.1.5 sys to 2.2.2 but forgot to choose a root password. > > >What is the default password of the new 2.2.2 sys? > > Found the answer to the above shortly after posting. Pressed the ^C > during bootup. The system entered single user (root) mode. Mounted the > > main disk. Used 'passwd' to set the root's password... > > So every passerby can do the same...<shiver> > Unless you set the console to "insecure" in /etc/ttys Marcus. -- ======================================================================= Marcus Keane / Indigo Internet Services URL:http://www.indigo.ie/ email: keanem@indigo.ie phone: Intl-353-1-6046901 =======================================================================