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

[Peter Low <peterlow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:30 PM 2/22/01 +0000, Gilles wrote:
> Gerald,
>
> Do you mean that now if I reboot the machine, the root password will
> match the admin password?
>
> At the moment they don't and I am afraid the machine won't boot up and
> load all the deamons if I rebot.
>
> Gilles

I don't think rebooting will reset your password.  If the mechanism
that coordinates the root and admin passwords is stuck/hung/whatever,
then rebooting may fix it.  Try changing the admin password from the
GUI after rebooting and check to see if it also updated root's
password.

Another possibility:
<WARNING:  THIS COULD SERIOUSLY SCREW UP YOUR
MACHINE>
You could edit the /etc/password file and either remove the encrypted
password for root or change it so it is the same as the encrypted
password for admin.

 From your original post:
>The machine just had a fresh install from scratch after being hacked
and it 
>has been back up only 10 minutes, so no time for hackers to get
through.

Actually, it could take less than ten minutes for a hacker to get into
your box.


Peter