Re: Master Password

[Afanassy Thompson <afanassy geckonet net>]

>>>>> "rg" == Ramon Gandia <rfg nook net> writes:

rg> Dennis J. Darland wrote:
>> 
>> You can use su to log in as any user from root.

rg> This is not really what I want.

rg> Example.  I want to log into the POP3 mail server as the user,
rg> to view, retrieve or delete messages.  Perhaps I want to do this
rg> from PINE or perhaps by telnet to port 110.

rg> I need to supply the username and password.  But what is the
rg> user's password?  I do not know.  But with a MASTER password,
rg> all I need is the username.  I can do this with 100 different
rg> users, and the master password is the same for all.  

I may be missing something, but I think it IS in fact what you
want. If you as root do "su - username" it not only su's you to the
user, it gives you his environment as well. 
A
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