I have cc'ed bmah, because I think it should be in the errata.

On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 14:36:11 -0000
"Robin Breathe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hmmm, it might be worth mentioning, since md5 is the default passwd hash,
> it's not infeasible that someone might choose "`rm -rf /`", or similar, as
> their passwd... Which would have somewhat unpleasant results since adduser
> runs as root.

Well, you would have to be root to run it in the first place, but I deserve the
pointy hat none the less.

Cheers.
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