ajay wrote: > Hi all. > > I just compared the "root" and "olpc" logins functioning on os883.img, and > my F14 laptop; and I am curious about the following things :: > > a. > Why is "root" login not protected by a password on os883.img ?
what would be the point? we'd have to tell everyone the password anyway. i don't know the answers to your other questions, since i've never given root a password. ;-) paul > > b. > If I add password for "root"; and both "root" and "olpc" are part of > "wheel" group, then : > > (i) on os883.img, doing "su -" from "olpc" login DOES NOT ask for the > "root" password. > (ii) on my F14 machine, doing "su -" from "olpc" login DOES ask for the > "root" password, and authentication is successful upon entering the correct > root-password. > > What is the reason for this difference in behaviour? > > c. > If I add password for "root", and only "root" is part of the "wheel" group, > then : > > (i) on os883.img, doing "su -" from "olpc" login DOES ask the > root-password, but the authentication is NEVER successful, no matter what > password is entered. > (ii) on my F14 machine, doing "su -" from "olpc" login DOES ask for the > "root" password, and authentication is successful upon entering the correct > root-password. > > What is the reason for this difference in behaviour? > > > > It might very well be a design decision; just my bad that I am unaware of > it :| > > > Looking forward to a reply. > > > Regards, > Ajay > part 2 text/plain 129 > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel =--------------------- paul fox, [email protected] _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
