10-03-2007
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Originally Posted by
ajcannon
I have *no* control over the server admin and even if I could get the root password changed I have reason to believe that the villain is in 'cahoots' with system support and would simply get the relevent info and carry on as before.
Do you have log file messages saying "xxxx su'ed to root" or similar?
Has the box been properly hardened/locked down/audited?
Have you raised your concerns with management? If not, and there is an intruder, and you knew but said nothing, you could be in worse trouble.
Last edited by porter; 10-03-2007 at 06:09 PM..
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dsenableroot
dsenableroot(8) BSD System Manager's Manual dsenableroot(8)
NAME
dsenableroot -- enables or disables the root account.
SYNOPSIS
dsenableroot [-d] [-u username] [-p password] [-r rootPassword]
DESCRIPTION
dsenableroot sets the password for the root account if enabling the root user account. Otherwise, if disable [-d] is chosen, the root
account passwords are removed and the root user is disabled.
A list of flags and their descriptions:
-u username
Username of a user that has administrative privileges on this computer.
-p password
Password to use in conjunction with the specified username. If this is not specified, you will be prompted for entry.
-r rootPassword
Password to be used for the root account. If this is not specified for enabling, you will be prompted for entry.
EXAMPLES
-dsenableroot
Your username will be used and you will be queried for both your password and the new root password to be set to enable the root
account.
-dsenableroot -d
Your username will be used and you will be queried for only your password to disable the root account.
-dsenableroot -u username -p userpassword -r rootpassword
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-dsenableroot -d -u username -p userpassword
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