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Re: [cobalt-users] [Qube2]Wierd Login prompt (I have no name!@machine)



On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Colin J. Raven wrote:

> Hi Gang!!
> A strange and unusual event happened on a Qube2. The shell login prompt
> has changed from [user@machine]$
> to
> [I have no name!@machine username]$

Check /etc/passwd , login passwords are shadowed, but the uid->username
mapping still comes form there, if it's hosed/hacked you will get
weirdness like that...

could be a lost lock on passwd also....

or a typo from a nearby username added...

gsh