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Re: password backdoors (on Apollo)
From: Dan_Thorson () notes seagate com (Dan Thorson )
Date: 11 May 95 8:02:37 EDT
Sure, shut the machine, REset, then (and I can't remember the exact sequence) you should be able to modify the /etc/passwd file, re-start the OS, root has the password (or lack thereof) you set up in the previous step. Just another example of physical security being important. dct
Current thread:
- Re: password backdoors (on Apollo) Dan Thorson (May 11)
- Re: password backdoors (on Apollo) Matt T. Mannhardt (May 11)
- password backdoors (on Apollo) Leonard N. Zubkoff (May 12)
- password backdoors (on Apollo) J.R. Lillard (May 12)
- Re: Known Bugs in Ultrix v4.3A Chris Ellwood (May 13)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: password backdoors (on Apollo) Paul Szabo (May 11)
- Re: password backdoors (on Apollo) Herb Peyerl (May 11)
- Re: password backdoors (on Apollo) Jas (May 12)
- Re: password backdoors (on Apollo) Matt T. Mannhardt (May 11)