Re: Permission Denied on passwd command

["Statux" <statux bigfoot com>]

You should shadow yer passwords, for one thing. Also make sure your password
files and whatnot have correct modes set, and whatnot.

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----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Gadd <cgadd cfxc com>
To: <redhat-list redhat com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: Permission Denied on passwd command


> Yurais Fernandez Leal wrote:
> >
> > When any user tries to change its password, the passwd command returns
> > permission denied.
>
> Not trying to scare you, but that was one of my first errors after my
machine
> was broken into, and root-kitted.   The cracker installs a fake passwd
command
> (along with a bunch of other hacked binaries..)
>
>
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