RE: [cobalt-users] admin & root pwds don't match

["Svec, Christopher A WRAMC-Wash DC" <Christopher.Svec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

this problem drove me nuts when I first got my Qube, it seems md5 passwords
were not treated correctly by the web interface. I had admin's password set
at 15 characters, and could not su to root. I changed it to an 8 character
password in the web interface and then could su fine. from the shell I could
passwd to the 15 character password just fine. *shrug* odd error, not sure
if it helps you.
 --csvec

-----Original Message-----
From: Gilles Dumangin [mailto:gilles_dumangin@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 8:56 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: lfm@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] admin & root pwds don't match


Actually my problem is a bit different. When I changed my admin password via

the web interface, my root password changed and I now can NOT su to root, so

there are many things I can't do like restarting the web server (which I 
need to do now.)

Gilles


>From: "Jeffery L. JT Vogt" <lfm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: lfm@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: gilles_dumangin@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] admin & root pwds don't match
>Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 07:51:05 -0600 (CST)
>
> >I have a strange problem. I just changed my admin password and now my 
>root
> >password does not match it anymore.
> >
> >Any ideas?
>
>I've run into this, too.  There is a distinct difference between 'admin'
>and 'root' as far as I can see, on the Cobalt.  That is, Cobalt's web
>interface tries to treat 'admin' as 'root' for some purposes, but it
>doesn't seem to want to do this *consistantly* where passwords are
>concerned.
>
>Me, I just bypass the whole mess and use passwd under a secure telnet
>session.
>
>Understand, though, that if you do this for *other* accounts, they may
>not be able to get their email (POP/IMAP) until you also reset their
>password through the web interface.
>
>-Arf, JT
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