[X-Unix] Re: X-Unix Digest, ps oddity

[Tim Collier]

I think he meant the user password....as you can't set the root  
account password from there even though it's the same.  By the way,  
friends don't allow friends to use 'root'.

Tim
On Jul 2, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Eric F Crist wrote:

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> On Jul 2, 2006, at 4:10 PM, Peter Dyballa wrote:
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>> Am 02.07.2006 um 17:13 schrieb x-unix- 
>> request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com:
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>>> Another weird question: When trying to run sudo, I¹m prompted for a
>>> password. Evidently, I¹ve forgotten whatever password I used to  
>>> use for
>>> sudo. What, if anything, can I do?
>>
>> Boot from Panther or Tiger install CD/DVD. Then you'll have the  
>> option to reset root's password -- before starting the installation.
>
> In this instance, you should not, and need not, change the root  
> password.  sudo is a utility which allows you to perform actions as  
> if you were logged in as the root user, without the inherent risk  
> of actually logging in as root.  In the case mentioned above, the  
> OP apparently either doesn't know his sudo password is the same as  
> his login account, or he's forgotten his login account password,  
> mostly likely because he's got auto-login enabled.
>
> HTH
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Tim Collier