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Re: Controlling root access

Subject: Re: Controlling root access
From: Josh Wisenbaker <email@hidden>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:03:40 -0400
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On Apr 26, 2005, at 12:30 PM, John C. Welch wrote:

I think you can do it by booting off an install CD, too.
-- Finlay
Hmmm...interesting. I thought you could only *RESET* an already existing user password that way, not enable root.

The way root is disabled is that it's password is set to a null value, specifically '*'. When you "enable root" in NetInfo Manager you are simply giving it a real password. Hence the password changing apps will enable root just fine.

Josh

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