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From: atf3r@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Adrian T. Filipi-Martin)
Subject: Re: secdist installation
Message-ID: <D00nKL.G95@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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Reply-To: adrian@virginia.edu
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
References: <adammCzuJAB.F6q@netcom.com> <Czuo2F.Lyu@tfs.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 06:33:57 GMT
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In article <Czuo2F.Lyu@tfs.com>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@tfs.com> writes:
> adamm@netcom.com (Adam Mitchell) wrote:
> >
> > i'm going to install freebsd 2.0 tonight and want to
> > know the PROPER way to install the "secdist" des security
> > package (i.e., how do i keep my password files from becoming
> > interpreted incorrectly and locking me out?). i screwed up
> > my 1.1.5 installation beyond repair (by myself, anyway) by
> > trying to install secdist.
>
> Just use the all singing and dancing install, and you will be home
> safe.
>
I think you can also just set you root/toor password to nothing for the
length of the secrdist installation. Then you can set you password again once you
are finished.
Adrian
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