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Title: root password
Post by: philippe peltier on March 27, 2003, 04:06:08 PM

Is it possible to have a different password for root and for admin or are they linked ?

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Phil.

Title: Re: root password
Post by: del on March 27, 2003, 04:56:11 PM

Hi Phil,
They can be different, I am pretty sure the command to change the root password is: passwd
Maybe an experienced user can confirm this as I am a newbie myself, I've been using e-smith for about 15 months but have only just plucked up enough courage to start using the command line and start installing rpm's. Thanks to everyone who has helped me out.
Regards,
Del
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Title: Re: root password
Post by: Lars on March 28, 2003, 01:20:27 PM

login as root over SSH or something, then type - su and change the password. Now your using a diffrent password for the root user :)

// Lars
www.myass.dk

Title: Re: root password
Post by: Rich Lafferty on March 28, 2003, 06:03:05 PM

You're probably best off considering them linked, even if things work with
them different. If you want to give someone server-manager but not
command-line access, all they'll need to do is change the password again
in the server-manager, and the root and admin passwords will be identical
again.

-Rich