topic Re: changed password in Operating System - HP-UX

changed password

Jose Ramirez_6 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:45:22 GMT

Hi.

I have the version 11.11 for Hp-ux.

Is it possible to have the same user that the password?.

for example:
User= newtest
password= newtest

Re: changed password

Jean-Luc Oudart — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:47:29 GMT

Hi

I would not recommend that.
What's the point of having a password ?

Regards
Jean-Luc

Re: changed password

Alex Lavrov. — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:47:55 GMT

As long as you don't have any password restrictions (like trusted system or some third party tools) it's possible.

Alex.

Re: changed password

Jose Ramirez_6 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:03:44 GMT

I know that it is not a good option, but I am going to migrate an old application and now it has the same user and password

Thank you.

Re: changed password

Zigor Buruaga — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:20:14 GMT

Hi,

Being aware that it's not a good practice, yes, it's possible.
If you are getting any error while putting the passwd=user_name, try to put that passwd to other user on the same server and then copy the encrypted field to the new one ( in /etc/passwd file or under the corresponding entry on /tcb ).

Regards,
Zigor

Re: changed password

Ranjith_5 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:56:12 GMT

Hi,

This is not possible by direct methods. But yes there are indirect methods.

see this thread posted by me previously. Zigor is there in this post as well...:)

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=951863

Regards,
Syam