On Sat, 6 Jan 2001, Beckycould wrote: >I need to change passwords so my ex-partner can't telnet into my linuxbox. >What are the commands? >I tried changing root through Linuxconf but it wouldn't take. >Thanks alot >Becky Log in as root, and type "passwd <user>" (without the quotes). Then you can change the password. Paul -- ##signature line##do not cross##signature line##do not cross## http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Pine 4.31