Re: [Security-Discuss] 2006 su problem

Mark Watts <[email protected]> Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:02:26 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.mandrake.security.general
Organization QinetiQ
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> I have upgraded the laptop from club 2005LE to 2006, and I find that I
> can su, or open a root console, without giving the root password.  What
> went wrong, and what can I do about it?
>
> Anne

Daft question, but you're not logged in as root are you?
Also, does root actually have a password hash in /etc/shadow?

Mark.

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Mark Watts
Senior Systems Engineer
QinetiQ Trusted Information Management
Trusted Solutions and Services Group
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