Teo,
If you check your log files you may see something in
there about passwordless accounts. :)
~Mr. Anderson
--- Teo De Las Heras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's exactly why I just assumed that I had set a
> password for root...I
> didn't think it was possible to not have a password
> set.
That's exactly why I just assumed that I had set a password for root...I
didn't think it was possible to not have a password set.
Teo
On 10/15/05, Andrew P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 10/15/05, Teo De Las Heras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > That worked! I thought I remembered giving root
On 10/15/05, Teo De Las Heras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That worked! I thought I remembered giving root a password!? So, if
> you don't have a password set, one is not asked for?
>
> Teo
>
Quite so. You should never ever leave root password
blank. In fact, FreeBSD as an OS and many programs
t
That worked! I thought I remembered giving root a password!? So, if
you don't have a password set, one is not asked for?
Teo
On 10/14/05, Andrew P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > My account has a password and when
> > I "su -" I go right in as root without a
> > password prompt. What changed?
>
> My account has a password and when
> I "su -" I go right in as root without a
> password prompt. What changed?
>
> Teo
>
% su
# passwd
Changing local password for root
New Password:
Retype New Password:
#
Now you're done.
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From: Teo De Las Heras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Oct 14, 2005 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: su - does not ask for password
To: Emanuel Strobl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
My account has a password and when I "su -" I go right in as root without a
Am Freitag, 14. Oktober 2005 17:48 CEST schrieb Teo De Las Heras:
> I've added myself to the wheel group and can successfully su - into
> root. I'm wondering though, where I make the configuration to ask for a
> password when su - is called.
You have to assign the superuser a password first. su wi
I've added myself to the wheel group and can successfully su - into root.
I'm wondering though, where I make the configuration to ask for a password
when su - is called.
Teo
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