Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 09:42:52 -0400 From: Damien Tougas <damien@carroll.com> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Request for change to /etc/rc script Message-ID: <20000922094252.C66178@carroll.com> In-Reply-To: <20000922002643.4200C1F25@static.unixfreak.org>; from dima@unixfreak.org on Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 05:26:43PM -0700 References: <20000921181057.A61901@carroll.com> <20000922002643.4200C1F25@static.unixfreak.org>
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On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 05:26:43PM -0700, Dima Dorfman wrote: >How about leaving the 'root' entry in master.passwd intact (so you can >still boot single user, etc.), and adding a 'toor' or 'nisroot' (call >it whatever you want) user to the NIS maps. This way, your machine >can function without an NIS server should the need arise, but you >still have a global superuser account. You can even disable the local >root account if you wish (use '*' in the password field). As Lyndon >said, and I agree, "not having local entries for root and wheel is >just asking for trouble." It's all about password management. I don't want to manually distribute the master.passwd file to every workstation every time we decide to change the password. -- Damien Tougas Systems Administrator Carroll-Net, Inc. http://www.carroll.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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