Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:38:52 +0545 From: Tek Bahadur Limbu <teklimbu@wlink.com.np> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: bsdprakash@gmail.com, slogster@gmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wheel Group users get root access without password prompt in 6.2 Message-ID: <20070620163852.097e0c76.teklimbu@wlink.com.np> In-Reply-To: <20070618133205.916c1a91.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <20070617150946.e9988d41.teklimbu@wlink.com.np> <200706171312.40017.slogster@gmail.com> <1428d0e80706180929p5bf02e49t5afa233a670e10f0@mail.gmail.com> <4676B7D3.4010103@wlink.com.np> <20070618133205.916c1a91.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:32:05 -0400 Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> wrote: > In response to Tek Bahadur Limbu <teklimbu@wlink.com.np>: > > > Prakash Poudyal wrote: > > > Hello Tek > > > I think you donot have a root password it may be blank. And you know the > > > group of the root is wheel. your user group and root group is same so be > > > careful with that too. > > > > Hi Prakash, > > > > This is the 2nd time that I am facing this root password problem in > > FreeBSD-6.2. > > > > I did set the root password during sysinstall. In addition, I had even > > created a user account in the wheel group. However, for some strange > > reasons, the user got deleted and the root's password got reseted to > > blank when the freebsd box got rebooted. > > > > After reboot, I again have to manually set the root password and create > > a user account once again. All is fine and well after that. > > > > I have really found FreeBSD-6.2 stable and steady for production use > > however. > > You've got something bizarre going on with your setup. I've never seen > the behaviour you describe. > > Are you sure that when you set the password, it actually works? It's > difficult for me to even imagine what kind of problem would cause what > you describe without the system also being completely unstable as well. > > Can you give us script captures of the process (sanitized as necessary, > don't email out any passwords) so we can see what you're doing any all > the messages the system provides? Hi Bill and All, I thank you and all for your concern and support. I think when I was given the post configuration setup during the last phase of the sysinstall, I made the mistake of not saving the result. I will setup on FreeBSD-6.2 tomorrow again. I will monitor the process and keep alert during the post installation setup especially on the section when adding users on the system. Thanking you... > > -- > Bill Moran > http://www.potentialtech.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > - -- With best regards and good wishes, Yours sincerely, Tek Bahadur Limbu (TAG/TDG Group) Jwl Systems Department Worldlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. Jawalakhel, Nepal http://www.wlink.com.np -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGeQdAVrOl+eVhOvYRAhu1AJ46sQgGRK1/85tpO/Z+v6COQmR81ACgqlQe VU8+x/hhEeXOe4n2qEsnBbA= =xuh0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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