Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 16:23:42 -0700 From: "K. Ridge" <keithr@ix.netcom.com> To: Roman Katsnelson <romank@graphnet.com> Cc: "q's" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: root passwd Message-ID: <199806242323.QAA25311@alpha.chet.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 24 Jun 1998 16:46:54 EDT." <359165BE.582C44FD@graphnet.com>
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> Thanks. > > What is the path to the passwd file exactly? > /bin/passwd didn't work. ls: /bin/passwd: No such file or directory % which passwd /usr/bin/passwd <--- try this. > > Sean Harding wrote: > > > Try /bin/passwd, or you can just edit the passwd file if you have > > to...It's just that passwd isn't in your path. > > > > > b) if it DOES work -- itsn't it a serious security issue that anyone > > > with the access to the FAQ (which is every literate person in the > > > > They can't get the root password, but they can change it. Remember, that > > physical access is *always* root access, no matter what you do. You don't > > want people to have root, physically secure the machine. Sure, there are > > measures you can take (maint. passwd, etc.), but if they really want in, > > they can get in. And if you lock it out completely, you are screwed if > > something happens to the root passwd. > > > > Sean > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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