Bug 18769 - login using same password
Summary: login using same password
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: pam
Version: 5.2
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
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Reported: 2000-10-10 04:08 UTC by LeeDuren
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2000-10-10 04:08:40 UTC
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Description LeeDuren 2000-10-10 04:08:36 UTC 
If you have the same password for the root accountr and one of its users, 
the system eventually does not let anyone in, even root.
Comment 1 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2000-10-10 12:48:42 UTC 
This isn't true.
If you take a look at the code, you'll see that when you log in, only your own
password, not root's or anyone else's, is checked.

Chances are you've been cracked and someone is playing odd tricks at you.
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