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Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: ChrisBuechler on June 29, 2004, 02:23:44 PM

Title: root & admin passwords
Post by: ChrisBuechler on June 29, 2004, 02:23:44 PM

I just installed a new SME 6.0.1 box yesterday and I just went through the standard install..   Then, I tried to SSH into the box and I couldn't login with root and the password I just chose.   Logging in with admin and that password works just fine (but takes me to the server console instead of the command prompt).

How is it possible that admin & root have different passwords after a standard install?

Can I change the root password while logged in as admin?  Or should I just do a re-install of this box?

Thanks,

Chris Buechler

Title: root & admin passwords
Post by: Boris on June 29, 2004, 07:44:16 PM

Password is the same, but SSH logons disabled in the default configuration. Enable it via server-manager/remote access

Title: root & admin passwords
Post by: Guty on June 30, 2004, 10:47:51 AM

Passwd admin : chose your admin's password and passwd root : chose your root's password...you can select two diferent passwords

Title: root & admin passwords
Post by: ChrisBuechler on June 30, 2004, 03:28:19 PM

Thanks -- I completely forgot about having to go in with the web browser first and enable the root / SSH

Title: root & admin passwords
Post by: Boris on June 30, 2004, 07:19:47 PM

Quote from: "Guty"

Passwd admin : chose your admin's password and passwd root : chose your root's password...you can select two diferent passwords

True, but if you do this, next time then you use server-manager/users or any e-smith specific actions involving password resets, they will be syncronized again.