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

At 08:56 AM 2/23/01 +0000, you wrote:

Peter Low wrote:
>
> If you change the admin password through the GUI, the root password should
> change as well.

Wouldn't it be better to have entirely separate passwords for admin and
su? To my mind su should only be used as a last resort.

Regards,

Ian
There have been a number of threads on the list regarding changing the root password so it is different than the admin password. This is possible. However, if the admin password gets changed from the GUI, the root password is also updated (tested and confirmed). Thus, if someone has your admin password, it doesn't matter if they don't know your root password -- they can change both. 

Peter