Re: Forgot my ROOT PASSWORD...

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From: anok
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 00:00

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> Tux, no. You don't reinstall Linux to fix a bad password; that's
> Microsoft Mentality speaking.
>

You know, maybe for once, this isn't such a bad thing...Isn't there a
certain security hazard with being able to login as root to a linux box
without knowing the password?

clonex

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Subject: Re: Forgot my ROOT PASSWORD...
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