Aidan [2008-11-21 15:26 -0000]: > Seems you were correct Martin, checked for my /etc/shadow and had 2 > files one name "shadow" the second named "shadow-"
The shadow- one is just a backup. Does it have the same root line? > Both files containted the same value for root, which was the following; > > root:!:xxxxx:x:xxxxx:x::: <Censored the information> Right, that means that the password is disabled. Don't worry about the x'ed numbers, they are just about account expiry and some other non-secret stuff. > So it seems that the update just disabled my root account? Apparently so, if it was working before. So your previous password wasn't "!"? -- latrst updates changes root password 11-12/10/08 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297227 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
