Re: super user passwd

[ericb@pobox.com (Eric Bennett)]

> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 23:29:53 -0600
> From: Greg Douglas <gdouglas@reputable.com>
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.admin
> Subject: Re: super user passwd
>
> Mahesh wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > one of our users has forgotten the super user passwd for her indy
> > machine.
> 
> Try xyzzy
> No wait, that's "Adventure".
> You could:
> A) Read the faq at:
>    http://www-viz.tamu.edu/~sgi-faq/faq/html-1/security.html#9
> B) Search Dejanews for the 500 times this has been
> answered in the past
> C) Repartition and re-install Irix
> D) Put the machine in the closet and never use it again.
> 
> Once you've changed the passwd, write it on a big
> sticker and paste it on the front of the machine.
> 
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