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Started by acunet3278
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 00:00
Must reset root console account! help...
Author: acunet3278
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 00:00
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Can you kindly share your experience with me? The root console account is locked, how can it be reset? On day the server DEC UNIX server crashed in my company and someone tried to login as root at the console. They didn't know the correct password and as a result, UNIX security locked the root console account. Beacuse I have superuser priviledges on the system, I can still telnet to my account and invoke the SU command. Typically, when a customer encounters this problem, its because they tried to telnet to their account unsuccessully a number of times. That is exactly what happend to the root console login. Whenever accounts get locked, I typically do the following: # cd /tcb/files/auth/[first letter of UserID] # cp customer_userid customer_userid.bak emacs customer_userid Delete the unsuccessful login attempts field, "u_numunsuclog". The root account, however, has additional fields in its auth file compared to a normal unpriviledged user. If the above procedure is followed, I still can't unlock the root console account. The old sysadmin quit and I am a newbie sysadmin trying to fill his shoes at the company. Any tips, suggestions or comments are welcome. Please advise. Thank you. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
RE: Must reset root console account! help...
Author: JMCC
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 00:00
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MANDEEEEEEEEEEEEEE??????? :))))) At this group official language is spanish please. Thanks :) <acunet3278@my-deja.com> escribi� en el mensaje de noticias 7rj7q6$r7f$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > Can you kindly share your experience with me? > The root console account is locked, how can it be reset? > > On day the server DEC UNIX server crashed in my company and someone > tried to login as root at the console. They didn't know the correct > password and as a result, UNIX security locked the root console account. > > Beacuse I have superuser priviledges on the system, I can still telnet > to my account and invoke the SU command. > > Typically, when a customer encounters this problem, its because they > tried to telnet to their account unsuccessully a number of times. That > is exactly what happend to the root console login. > > Whenever accounts get locked, I typically do the following: > > # cd /tcb/files/auth/[first letter of UserID] > # cp customer_userid customer_userid.bak > emacs customer_userid > > Delete the unsuccessful login attempts field, "u_numunsuclog". > > The root account, however, has additional fields in its auth file > compared to a normal unpriviledged user. If the above procedure is > followed, I still can't unlock the root console account. > > The old sysadmin quit and I am a newbie sysadmin trying to fill his > shoes at the company. Any tips, suggestions or comments are welcome. > Please advise. Thank you. > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
Re: Must reset root console account! help...
Author: CrinO
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:00
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acunet3278@my-deja.com wrote: > Can you kindly share your experience with me? > The root console account is locked, how can it be reset? > > On day the server DEC UNIX server crashed in my company and someone > tried to login as root at the console. They didn't know the correct > password and as a result, UNIX security locked the root console account. > > Beacuse I have superuser priviledges on the system, I can still telnet > to my account and invoke the SU command. If you have superuser priviledges (and you can telnet) why don 't you make a KILL to the procces of the root console?. Another method can be try to remove the lock file of the root console (I supose). PS: Excuse me but my english is veeeeryy bad :) , for another question remember that the groups es.* are in spanish language. Algun dia aprendere a hablar ingles (y no solo a leerlo) XDDDD: SALU"
RE: Must reset root console account! help...
Author: Toyo Club Valencia C.A.
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 00:00
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hola hay alguien en este grupo que hable espa�ol <acunet3278@my-deja.com> escribi� en el mensaje de noticias 7rj7q6$r7f$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > Can you kindly share your experience with me? > The root console account is locked, how can it be reset? > > On day the server DEC UNIX server crashed in my company and someone > tried to login as root at the console. They didn't know the correct > password and as a result, UNIX security locked the root console account. > > Beacuse I have superuser priviledges on the system, I can still telnet > to my account and invoke the SU command. > > Typically, when a customer encounters this problem, its because they > tried to telnet to their account unsuccessully a number of times. That > is exactly what happend to the root console login. > > Whenever accounts get locked, I typically do the following: > > # cd /tcb/files/auth/[first letter of UserID] > # cp customer_userid customer_userid.bak > emacs customer_userid > > Delete the unsuccessful login attempts field, "u_numunsuclog". > > The root account, however, has additional fields in its auth file > compared to a normal unpriviledged user. If the above procedure is > followed, I still can't unlock the root console account. > > The old sysadmin quit and I am a newbie sysadmin trying to fill his > shoes at the company. Any tips, suggestions or comments are welcome. > Please advise. Thank you. > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
Re: Must reset root console account! help...
Author: Luis Alejandro Gonzalez Miranda
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 00:00
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In es.comp.os.linux Toyo Club Valencia C.A. <toyoclub@telcel.net.ve> wrote: > hola hay alguien en este grupo que hable espa�ol �Cu�l de todos esos grupos? En los que empiezan con es, s�. En los que empiezan con comp, dif�cil. -- Luis Alejandro Gonz�lez Miranda | Hola. Lo conoces? .^____ E-Mail: lugonzal@webhost.cl | No querias un dibujito? "( ) )~ http://www.webhost.cl/~lugonzal | Ahi tenis! A aperrar nomas! /_/--\_\ Beeper: 7378087 C�d 16009 | locoluis 148iq INTX #79863 Mon Jan 30 02:53:30 CST 1978 (180c 70k 86-68-86)
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