Re: [cobalt-users] root password stored in plain-text?

[Sonny Taite <sonny@xxxxxxxxx>]

ALSO,

I would post this on the security list - you will get more security related
feedback than this one.


Sonny.


On 9/26/02 8:25 AM, "Dave~" <cobaltraq4@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> Subject: [cobalt-users] root password stored in plain-text?
> 
> 
>> Say, is this normal??
>> 
>> [root admin]# cat /usr/man/man1/version.1.gz
>> _SSHD_ USER:root PASS:**MY_FRICKIN_ROOT_PASSWORD!!!!**
>> 
>> (where **MY_FRICKIN_ROOT_PASSWORD!!!!**  is my real honest-to-goodness
>> root/admin password in PLAIN TEXT!!)
> 
> My Raq4 reports:
> 
> [root man1]# cat /usr/man/man1/version.1.gz
> cat: /usr/man/man1/version.1.gz: No such file or directory
> [root man1]#
> 
> So unzip the file and look at it- maybe it will tell you something.
> 
> Dave~
> 
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