topic Re: changing root password in Operating System - Tru64 Unix

changing root password

Bruno Vilardo — Mon, 31 May 2004 05:51:48 GMT

Hello All,

I want to know if what i am going to do is right.

I need to change my root password and i was thinking about using the passwd command in order to change the password.
Is this the right thing to do or do i need something extra to do that?

Thanks a lot everyone

BRu

Re: changing root password

Bruno Vilardo — Mon, 31 May 2004 05:55:19 GMT

BTW , i am using a TRU64 unix 4.0D .

Thanks
BRU

Re: changing root password

Peter Leddy_1 — Mon, 31 May 2004 06:17:37 GMT

Hi,

The passwd command should work fine for you and no extra bits are necessary. You do have to be logged in as root to change it though.

HTH,

Peter

Re: changing root password

Abdul Rahiman — Mon, 31 May 2004 11:39:05 GMT

If you like the GUI way of doing it, and have X-windows access, you can use 'dxaccounts' to change the password for root or any user interactively.

Re: changing root password

Bruno Vilardo — Mon, 31 May 2004 12:14:35 GMT

THanks a lot for you that response my question.

I appreciate a lot.

Regards

Bruno