----- Original Message -----
From: "Mat Schaffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jelmer Jellema [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 19:42
> - Will the button on the frontpanel still work, as to reset the root
> password? Or is this only for admin?
>
> ----------------------------
>
> AFAIK, the button will reset both passwords.
> -Mat

Nope, I checked it: it resets admin and blocks root, waiting for the admin
to change the password thru the gui, which changes / changed (depending on
the proposed change) the root password also.

So my proposal is now:

- comment out the line in the admin script that changes the root password
when the admin password is changed
- change the pwreset script to reset the root password also, or (better,
maybe) set it to some well known password that is just a bit better than
anyone being able to perform su without typing anyting.

Jelmer

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