i just noticed that passwd doesn't ask for the original password when you
are root trying to change root's password.  i don't like that at all.  i
really thing that passwd should ask for the old password when you try to
change it for yourself, especially when you are root.

just a thought.

-brian 

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** Brian Hechinger ** wonko@mail.arkham.net ** http://www.arkham.net **
--
"Yes, evil comes in many forms, whether it be a man-eating cow or
 Joseph Stalin, but you can't let the package hide the pudding!  Evil
 is just plain bad!  You don't cotton to it.  You gotta smack it in the
 nose with the rolled-up newspaper of goodness!  Bad dog!  Bad dog!"
                                --The Tick