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Subject: Re: passwd command
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From: spcecdt@deeptht.armory.com (John DuBois)
Date: 19 Jun 2002 15:37:58 GMT

In article <aeq6kn$2qih$1@newsreader.cetlink.net>, JT <jtp@wnclnk.com> wrote:
>I've got a couple of people with access to root on my SCO boxes.
>Every-now-and-then one of them will blunder the "passwd" command for our
>users and actually change the root passwd.  I've heard that in the actual
>file that holds these passwords, a modification can be made to disallow
>anyone from changing the root password with the "passwd" command but I can't
>find the file.  anyone know where it is?  thanx

usermod -x '{passwdChooseOwn 0}' -x '{passwdRunGenerator 0}' root

To change root's password, you will have to undo at least one of these:

usermod -x '{passwdChooseOwn 1}' root

        John
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