Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:43:28 -0800 From: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org> To: "Nelson Terrazas" <nelson_terrazas@hotmail.com>, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Login does not ask for password Message-ID: <01082808432800.17040@galaxy.anchoragerescue.org> In-Reply-To: <F153APDVXLuSbh29cM30000d40d@hotmail.com> References: <F153APDVXLuSbh29cM30000d40d@hotmail.com>
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On Tuesday 28 August 2001 07:55 am, Nelson Terrazas wrote:
> After supplying the user name FreeBsd doesn't ask for a password, for root
> or any other user (I am not able to login).
>
> All othet services WWW/Squid/FTP, etc seem to be working fine.
>
> I am running FreeBSD 3.2 (Walnut Creek CDROM) and this behaviour started
> suddenly to our machine that was running OK for almost 2 years without any
> change of configuration after the first install.
>
Boot into single user mode and follow the handbook directions on changing
root password. Once you're in you can restore from the /var directory if
needed. Also look for signs of hacking in the logs, 3.2 had a lot of security
issues, and you may have been "rooted".
Beech
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