On Mon, May 30, 2005 at 03:53:29PM +0200, Christian Tischler wrote:
" Eugene M. Minkovskii wrote:
" 
" >On Sun, May 29, 2005 at 10:55:41PM +0200, Christian Tischler wrote:
" >" Hi,
" >" I am running a FreeBSD 5.1 system and some time ago it startet to 
" >" "forget" some user passwords.
" >" As the system is now running for over 2 years I cannot imagine any 
" >" reason why this shound be.
" >" Any ideas.
" >
" >root# su user
" >user$ passwd
" >newpasswd
" >newpasswd
" >user$ exit
" >
" >
" >
" >" Thanks in advance
" >" 
" >" Christian
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" And how do I do it from remote via ssh?
" 
you$ sudo su user

or, if you in group wheel, perhaps possible following

you$ su user

if you are not sudoer and you have not other way to take a root
privilegies, you can't be other user. And this is right. In other
case anybody can be anybody.

" thx
" 
" Christian
" 
" PS: that was not quite an answer to my question I think, was it?

-- 
Sensory  yours, Eugene  Minkovskii
Сенсорно ваш,   Евгений Миньковский
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