Re: [Security-Discuss] 2006 su problem

On Monday 17 Oct 2005 17:02, Mark Watts wrote:
> > 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?

Never too daft to ask, but no, I'm not.

> Also, does root actually have a password hash in /etc/shadow?
>
Yes.

Anne
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