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Trace root passwd change logs
Name: colin slater Date: April 13, 2005 at 06:22:42 Pacific OS: SCO OPENSERVER 5.0.5 CPU/Ram: dual processor 512K
Comment:
When someone unauthorised or accidently has changed the root password how can I trace who did this? Are there any log files to check? I have tried the sulog but with no joy.
Name: Luke Chi Date: April 17, 2005 at 15:50:19 Pacific
Reply:
If there is no other way, use this one. Obviously, you have the root privilege. Although, I'm not sure about how to change the password on SCO, the concept is still the same.
On HP, the command used to change the password is passwd.
1. move the system passwd command to other directory or rename it.
2. write a wrapper C program called passwd to replace the system passwd command. This C program will log the information you need before the renamed system passwd above is called.
Luke Chi
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Name: colin slater Date: April 18, 2005 at 03:15:13 Pacific
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