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List:       netbsd-port-mac68k
Subject:    Re: [Newbie] How to read this info?
From:       Dave Burgess <burgess () neonramp ! com>
Date:       2002-03-28 21:21:48
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Quoting "Michael G. Schabert" <mikeride@mac.com>:

> At 11:53 AM +0100 3/25/02, Pieter Coolsma wrote:
> >Checking the /etc/master.passwd file:
> >Login toor is off but still has a valid shell (/bin/sh)
> 
> This is normal...toor is a safety net in case root is screwy for some 
> reason. I don't know anyone who has ever needed to use it, but it's 
> there by default.
> 

Yes, you do! :-)  I had a system that I mistyped the password the same way 
twice and couldn't get back in.  It wouldn't have been bad, but it was the 
master replication server, so I was locked out of 22 production 
servers.  'toor' saved my life.  When you absolutely can't reboot to go to 
single user mode, toor can be your best friend.

-- 
Dave Burgess
Chief Technology Officer
Nebraska On-Ramp, Inc
Bellevue, NE

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