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RE: [cobalt-users] Password Problems



-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 1:19 AM
To: cobalt-users; cobalt-security
Subject: [cobalt-users] Password Problems

Hi,
I have a Raq2. When i mistyped and only typed the first 8 chars of my 
root password, it entered into su - mode. Kindly Advise.

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Hi Rick,

That's actually a "feature" of the RaQ2. It only reads the first 8
characters of the password to determine whether the password is correct.
I'm not sure what exactly in the system causes it, but I believe it was
an issue with the older 2.2 kernel that the RaQ2 uses.

The issue does not appear on any of the newer x86-based RaQs, including
the RaQ3, RaQ4, and RaQ550.

HTH,
Erica Douglass
Lead Web Developer
Simpli, Inc. Web Hosting
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