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

[Ethan Rips]

Hello all--

I'm sorry I didn't put an end to this thread yesterday. The problem was user
error. Really obvious & entirely my fault. I apologize for wasting
everyone's time & thank you all for your comments.

Ethan


On 7/2/06 8:40 PM, "Eric F Crist" <ecrist at secure-computing.net> 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:
>> 
>>> 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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> Eric F Crist
> Secure Computing Networks
> http://www.secure-computing.net
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