Brian, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian McKee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mike Blezien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <rkhunter-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 8:14 AM Subject: Re: [Rkhunter-users] Warning Message
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Mike > What's 'special' about the root account is not it's name, but the fact that > it's UID number is 0 > Any account with a UID of 0 owns the system and has full rights to > everything. > > If I am reading your warning right (I haven't seen it before) and it's > accurate, it's saying that an account with the name of # exists on your > system. > It's a warning because most systems do not have more than one root account. > > If you didn't intend this, (and I can't imagine a legitimate reason for it) > then it's certainly something you'd best investigate right away! > Maybe try 'cat /etc/passwd' and see what it's showing you. I'm not the best > person (and this isn't the right list) to help you with that. > > If it's an issue with the rkhunter software then it would be an important > bug > to fix.... > > Brian > > On 25-Sep-07, at 8:14 AM, Mike Blezien wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> what exactly does this warning mean: >> >> Warning: Account '#' is root equivalent (UID = 0) >> >> why is this a "Warning" ?? I think I located the problem. In the passwd file was a line commented out with the # sign which I assume is what Rkhunter was reading and causing the warning message: # root:x:0:0:,,:/root:/bin/bash I removed it and we'll see what happens. Thx's Mike(mickalo)Blezien =============================== Thunder Rain Internet Publishing Providing Internet Solution that Work http://www.thunder-rain.com =============================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Rkhunter-users mailing list Rkhunter-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rkhunter-users
