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тАО08-18-2006 04:09 AM
тАО08-18-2006 04:09 AM
Re: can not change root password on trusted system.
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тАО08-18-2006 04:31 AM
тАО08-18-2006 04:31 AM
Re: can not change root password on trusted system.
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тАО08-21-2006 08:26 PM
тАО08-21-2006 08:26 PM
Re: can not change root password on trusted system.
can you look at u_maxlen in /tcb/files/auth/system/default
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тАО08-21-2006 09:22 PM
тАО08-21-2006 09:22 PM
Re: can not change root password on trusted system.
Could you post the output of
# cat /etc/nsswitch.conf | grep passwd
run a trusted database health check
# authck -pv
Regards,
Robert-Jan
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тАО08-21-2006 09:32 PM
тАО08-21-2006 09:32 PM
Re: can not change root password on trusted system.
It is perfectly acceptable to do the following:
1) Nullify the password in single user mode. Single user has no network access, thus no security/audit risk.
2) Reset the password right then and there.
Procedure.
Boot at console, btw console login usually resets deactivated root user if you know the password. You may have to powerswitch the system.
at the 10 second prompt intervene
bo
Y Interact
hpux -is
mount /usr
mount /var
vi the root passwrd file. Null it.
Save it.
passwd root
Done. I've run this procedure by security auditors in the US and it is absolutely not a problem because the system is not exposed on the network. Unplug the lan if your auditor has nothing better to do than worry about that.
This is systems administration and operation, not an audit issue.
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