john fleming wrote:
> Aside from blackhat reasons what are some situations that require this I
> haven't forgotten my password yet but I'm sure that has happened. Once
> when very new to linux I had someone work on my box and I didn't
> remember them telling me what the password was . How many can the
> experienced admins list?
Losing your root password is really the only reason. But there
are lots of ways to lose your password.
Plumb forgot.
Sysadmin out sick/quit/fired/died/on vacation/amnesiac.
Script kiddies broke in and changed it.
Can't remember which server this is. (Don't laugh until
you've been responsible for 20 systems.)
--
Bob Miller K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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