Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:07:40 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: Bob Johnson <bob88@bobj.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Brian John <brianjohn@fusemail.com> Subject: Re: sudo never requires a password? Message-ID: <2147483647.1108339660@[192.168.2.100]> In-Reply-To: <200502140030.09431.bob88@bobj.org> References: <42102ED6.3090702@fusemail.com> <200502140030.09431.bob88@bobj.org>
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--On Monday, February 14, 2005 12:30 AM -0500 Bob Johnson <bob88@bobj.org> wrote: > > Perhaps you don't HAVE a root password. Have you tried to log in to the > system as root to make sure it requires a password? It is quite possible > to set up FreeBSD with no root password. > Sudo doesn't use the root password. It uses the *users* password. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu
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