Sandesh,
1) Thanks for your response. The root password is in the style ABC123 and I
have tried to change it to abc123 as initially while giving the root
password the caps lock was on by mistake. When I realized the mistake I
tried to change the password through linuxconf and every time it was
accepted without giving any error message but the change was not carried out
in the next logon even after rebooting. For your information after modifying
the settings through linuxconf I had activated the changes. Mr. Satya
suggested to try the password change through command line, please tell me
how to do it.
2) I have created the account at with UID 500 and the Group it belongs to
is root, this also I set through linuxconf and it was accepted alright
without any error messages but I am not able to log as at. The relevant line
from log ( netconf) is as under :
### Creating user account: Thu Nov 4 13:19:39 1999 Creating user account
! Creating user account at (Aqeel Thakur)
Executing: /usr/sbin/useradd -m -c 'Aqeel Thakur' -d /home/at -s
'/bin/bash' -G '' -g 0 -e '' at
Executing: /usr/bin/chage -m -1 -M 99999 -W -1 at
I hope this is clear now and expect to receive suggestions from all of you.
Regards
Aqeel Thakur
----- Original Message -----
From: Sandesh Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Aqeel Thakur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Linux Users Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, 06 November, 1999 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: Changing root password & User Account
>
>
>
> > Hi Friends
> >
> > Some more questions for which I would like to get the answers (Linux RH
> 6.0
> > with 2.2.5-15 kernel) :
> >
> > 1) I have so many times tried to change the root password through
> > linuxconf, which was accepted everytime but while logging next time the
> > password remains unchanged. That is the new password doesn't work while
> with
> > the old one I am able to log in. Why it is so ?
> Well .. the linuxconf module has a certain set of rules with which it
> accepts passwords .. the most probable reason which I'd think is that u
must
> have given a weak password .. a weak password is the one that does not
> conform to linuxconf's policies of password management .. the same module
> operates on the prompt level but even though the warning is displayed
> Password is too short / bad password .. etc ) the password is modified ..
> but not so in linuxconf
> Give a string password .. like liNuX66@#
> and then it won't grumble ..
>
> > 2) I have created an user account with root privileges. When I try to
log
> > in as that user the xwindow flickers for some time and without getting
any
> > error messages I am getting the login screen once again. Till now I am
> > unable to log as that user. What is wrong here ?
> First .. how have u made this user equivalent to root ??
> secondly try logging in at initlevel 3 and give some verbose error
messages
> to the list so that the cause can be deciphered
>
> Regards
> Sandesh
>
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Aqeel Thakur
