Bug 102 – passwd problem with root administrative account

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Bug 102 - passwd problem with root administrative account

Summary:	passwd problem with root administrative account

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	aboot (Show other bugs)
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Version:	5.2
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	David Lawrence
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Reported:	1998-11-17 00:58 EST by dstirling
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	1998-11-18 20:57:42 EST
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Description dstirling 1998-11-17 00:58:44 EST

I found that even when I change my root password, with the
passwd utility that the original password still exsists. I
tried to remove any password for root completely by editing
the /etc/passwd file. After editing this file I found that I
still had a problem. I tried  rebooting the system even
after I edited the /etc/passwd file, and the system still
accepted the original root password created during the
installation process.

Comment 1 Cristian Gafton 1998-11-18 20:57:59 EST

I can not reproduce thsi rpoblem on any of the test machines around
here. Even more, it sounds like some sort of operator error, or
something that can not possibly happen...

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