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Date:      Wed, 10 May 2000 05:52:46 -0700
From:      "Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>
To:        Peter van Dijk <petervd@vuurwerk.nl>
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: envy.vuurwerk.nl daily run output
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.20000510055246.009b9100@infidel.boolean.net>
In-Reply-To: <20000510140053.G46065@vuurwerk.nl>
References:  <20000509215515.B29766@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> <20000509150609.L42267@vuurwerk.nl> <20000509215515.B29766@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>

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At 02:00 PM 5/10/00 +0200, Peter van Dijk wrote:
>On Tue, May 09, 2000 at 09:55:16PM -0400, Crist J. Clark wrote:
>> On Tue, May 09, 2000 at 03:06:09PM +0200, Peter van Dijk wrote:
>> > [snip]
>> > 
>> > Backup passwd and group files:
>> > envy.vuurwerk.nl passwd diffs:
>> > 3c3
>> > < root:(password):0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/usr/local/bin/bash
>> > ---
>> > > root:(password):0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/usr/local/bin/bash
>> > [snip]

Actually, the use of "password" could mask a change... consider

 < root:(password):0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/usr/local/bin/bash
 ---
 > root:(password):0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/usr/local/bin/tcsh

The admin would likely assume only the shell has changed even
though password may have changed.




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