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#! rnews 878 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!portc02.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: a731107@aol.com (A731107) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Lost Password on crash Date: 26 Jun 1997 02:17:33 GMT Lines: 8 Message-ID: <19970626021701.WAA24523@ladder01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43523 I've crashed my 2.2.1 machine twice. Both times, it has lost the password files, hostname, host information. Can someone explain why? Couold someone tell this most dense person a backdoor to get in at say teh single user level? Sure would prevent regular rebuilds :) John