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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!sprint!uunet!in3.uu.net!208.192.224.3!news.interactive.net!newonyx.interactive.net!not-for-mail From: <ritz@interactive.spamthis.net> Subject: Re: Root Password X-Nntp-Posting-User: ritz Organization: IBS Interactive, Inc. Lines: 16 Message-ID: <E8KJ35.Lzp@news.interactive.net> References: <33506884.2B7@persephone.pinehurst.net> X-Trace: 860921248/28239 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: newonyx.interactive.net Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 08:47:28 GMT Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:6636 Beth Morgan <isplist@persephone.pinehurst.net> wrote: :P~Does anyone know what would happen if nobody knew the root password on a :P~machine? Would one simply have to re-install everything and start over? :P~For example, what if the System Administrator were to be fired (or :P~something) and refused to reveak the password? How would anyone else be :P~able to change it? You reboot the machine into single-user mode and change the root password. It takes all of 2 minutes. Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@interactive.net | finger/mail info@interactive.net OR IBS Interactive, Inc. | http://www.interactive.net/