At 07:00 AM 11/13/01, Gary replied:
>A valid password would be like: MaRk#onE At least it's doesn't have to be something like ��Żݷ������ʣ�0592�����ַ400Ԫ/��/���3909�����Ӣ������ע��100Ԫ/��/��118592 for instance. >That's not a real password of mine, you also have to remember that as a >contractor I have the "Red Headed Step Child" status and I don't have any >real access to any of the interesting stuff. ;-) > >Most of the systems force a password change every 90 days. We are always >inundated with trouble tickets when groups of people hit that 90 day cycle >on the same day. For some reason it is difficult for some people to >synchronize their passwords between Novell and NT - even though it is a >clearly marked and automated prompt. > > > (Of course, when > > _I_ was in > > the Air Force, the only thing one had to remember in order to access the > > computer with all the classified engineering data on it was the > > combination > > to the lock on the computer room door. ;-) ) > > BTW (and I know it's been changed by now, as that building is no longer occupied), the combination for the outside door was the first few digits of pi, because everybody in engineering could remember that. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
