Re: [cobalt-users] Checking user password

["Roy A. Urick" <roy.urick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No, generally speaking(for all network password systems, not just cobat/*nix
systems), they set it so that nobody can get your password for security
reasons, not even admins or Roots. That prevents unauthorized and undetected
intrusion into your account. Admins can change it to a known password to
gain access when needed, but at that point, the user knows its been
compromised.

It basically prevents nosey admins from snooping around in people's senitive
stuff undetected.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kham Vue" <kvue@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 12:41 PM
Subject: [cobalt-users] Checking user password


> I have RAQ4 and RAQ3.  Is there a way to check the user's password? Like
> tell what it is?
> If someone forgot their password, I usually change their password via the
> control panel.
> Is there a way just to see what it is instead of changing it?
>
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