[SunHELP] Root Password management - How do you do it?

[Bashar]

	 Am not talking about root am saying example of the users on the
system like dba's and others


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On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Fogg, James wrote:

> Uhh... how do you autolock root? That would be disastrous.
>
> No, use syslog or smtp and capture failed root logins. Watch the failures or
> script an alarm system.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bashar [mailto:big at kuwaitnet.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 8:11 PM
> > To: 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
> > Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Root Password management - How do you do it?
> >
> >
> > > 8) Monitor and trap failed logins.
> >
> > 	 an example of this that to auto lock an account if he
> > uses 3 time
> > wrong password? if yes how to do that?
> >
> >
> >
> >                     KuwaitNet Communications Inc.
> >         Bashar A AlAbdulhadi            UNIX Systems Administrator
> >         bashar at kuwaitnet.net            http://www.KuwaitNet.net
> >         Phone: (KW) +965-2647060        Fax: (KW) +965-5337060
> >         Phone: (KW) +965-807060         Fax: (US) +801-4373934
> >         ICQ UIN: 19907999               Pager: (KW) 9327060
> >         IRC: Big @ #Kuwaitnet           YaHoO ID: kuwaitnets
> >
> >            "Quality, Stability, 24 Hours Tech. Support"
> >                           "Think KuwaitNet"
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