From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 6 07:56:53 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88CD737B401 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 07:56:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web41115.mail.yahoo.com (web41115.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.93.31]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1CD0E43F3F for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 07:56:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mwj_gb@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20030606145652.18961.qmail@web41115.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [195.224.255.134] by web41115.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 06 Jun 2003 15:56:52 BST Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 15:56:52 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Mark=20Redding?= To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: RE: passwd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 14:56:53 -0000 Quick update for all who were good enough to reply. My problem is now solved...for any others wishing to "secure" their servers in such a fashion, here is what it was.. 1. /usr/bin/yppasswd needs to be other executable. 2. even with the above done, if I login as one use, then su to root and then su to the poor old non-priviledged user it gives the error. login in directly (via ssh/telnet/console) with the above change and it works. sign!!! once again, thanks for the help and advise. ===== Mark W J Redding __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html