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changing root password
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (alexb@MIT.EDU)
Fri Sep 11 12:09:18 1998
From: alexb@MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 12:09:04 -0400 (EDT)
To: netbsd-help@MIT.EDU
Hi,
I just installed netbsd on my computer and wanted to change the root
password. I was able to login with Athena-wide root password, but
athena/passwd and type Athena-wide password
at the prompt, it gets rejected. I then edited master.passwd and
master.passwd.local to remove root passwd altogether. I can now
login as root w/o enterirng the passwd, but pressing "Return"
at the "Old password" promt when I attempt to change it still
results in an "Incorrect password" error.
How do I fix this?
-- Alex (sure.mit.edu)
