[ale] Root Password Problem
Stephen F Nicholas
hcssfn at panther.gsu.edu
Tue Oct 20 23:53:22 EDT 1998
Hello,
By default, logging into a box as root 'is a bad thing'. It is disabled
in RedHat (and I think) Caldera. If someone is 'sniffing' the network,
they can obtain the root password. If your paths are messed up, try su -
instead of su.
Steve
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