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From: shaman@mv.mv.com (Coranth Gryphon)
Subject: Back to disabled logins...
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Sender: "Coranth Gryphon" <gryphon@healer.com>
Organization: Shamanic Healing
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 00:40:00 GMT
Message-ID: <CHA4Ip.91B@mv.mv.com>
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Hi. I have a problem with console logins under my installation of
NetBSD. Essentially,  I cannot seem to get the system to allow
me to give a password (other than "*") to any account.

I get the following: 

	channel# id
	uid=0(root) gid=0(wheel)

	channel# passwd
	passwd: unknown user root.

The password file seems to be set up correctly, I ran pwd_mkdb
and it seemed to do the right things. I don't know, it just
makes me kinda uneasy to not be able to give root a password on
my firewall.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated (email would be even more appreciated).

-coranth


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