Re: Root password changing by itself

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On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 13:00:48 -0700,
  "Dr. Peter Roopnarine" <proopnarine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Monday 19 May 2008 12:52:04 pm Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> > I have Fedora 5 and 6 installed on my machines. I strangely find
> >
> > > that I am often unable to login to the machine with my regular
> > > password using ssh. Fortunately I have physical access to the machine,
> > > which allows me to change the password back. Any idea what could be
> > > the reason?
> 
> By changing the password back, you mean that your root password has actually 
> been changed? If no, then you need to configure ssh to allow remote root 
> login (not a good idea though). If yes, then it's almost a certainty that 
> your system has been hacked. Wipe and install Fedora 8 or 9.
> Peter

That wouldn't be my bet. I doubt someone that gained root access to the
machine would change the root password unless it was someone he knows
playing a prank on him. I expect there is something else going on here.

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