Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 21:16:26 -0700 From: "Patrick O. Fish" <patrick@pwhsnet.com> To: "Jacob Rhoden" <f3z@pop.iprimus.com.au>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: su problem: s/key 94 snosoft2 Message-ID: <008c01c1f4b4$c9f63110$0300a8c0@zeus> References: <005101c1f4b2$9baa4d70$3b12fa80@its.unimelb.edu.au>
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Someone ran a exploit on your box (local user), they must of changed the root password. Search some mailing lists for information on the explot. If you have psyical access to the machine, you can boot into single-user mode and change it back. 2) To patch your present system: a) Download the relevant patch from the location below, and verify the detached PGP signature using your PGP utility. # fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-02:23/stdio.patch # fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-02:23/stdio.patch.asc b) Execute the following commands as root: # cd /usr/src # patch < /path/to/patch c) Recompile your kernel as described in http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html and reboot the system. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Rhoden" <f3z@pop.iprimus.com.au> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 9:00 PM Subject: su problem: s/key 94 snosoft2 > Hi, > > Today when I logged into my box and tried to su to do some admin stuff, I > got the message 's/key 94 snosoft2' before the password prompt. It now will > not accept my password. What could possibly be the problem? > > Regards > Jacob Rhoden > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > ______________________________________ Scanned and protected by Inflex Inflex Scanning software Available at http://pldaniels.com/inflex To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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