Is there a script I could use to allow users to have the same login
characteristics as root, without giving users group access to root.
Also, what would this script be written in?
Stephen.
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Philp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 5:49 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] PASSWD
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
>
> On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Lambert, Stephen : CO IR wrote:
>
> > when I telnet into the server as user test, I can't change the password
(to
> > anything!!!)
> >
> > errors include:
> >
> > BAD PASSWORD: it is too short
> > BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word
> > passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
>
> It's not a bug, it's a feature - passwords shouldn't be short or based on
> dictionary words because those passwords are easy to guess, and because
> crackers will generally try dictionary words and short words first when
> they do brute force attacks.
>
> Change the password to something like r%q7@$a (Argh, now I've given away
> the root password of ms-windows-2000.com ;) ), and it'll work.
Heh, and all this time I've been using 'crashy crashy'... :(
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Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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