Chaning root password on Tiger Server

[Anonymous]

OK guys (and gals), maybe you can help me out. I’m trying to change our root password for all our critical systems, which includes our Xserve running Tiger Server. I went in using WorkGroup Manager, selected “Show System Users and Groups”, picked the root user (ID 0) and changed the password as I would for any user. I assume that this should change the password for the root user in the LDAP directory.

Then, I used Netinfo Manager to change the password for the root user in the Netinfo directory.

Authenticating as root on the Xserve now requires the new password. However, if I log into one of my linux boxes, which is set to use the Xserve’s LDAP service for authentication, I can use either the new or the old password. I changed the unix password on the linux box of course… but the old password still seems to be working. Additionally, if I log into our SVN repository, which authenticates against Xserve’s LDAP, as root, it will accept either password. Am I missing something here? Advice please.

Thanks,

A

[Anonymous]

I was wondering why the root account was in LDAP in the first place. I figured it was new for Tiger Server… so was reluctant to remove it.

I’ll back everything up and try removing it and see what happens.

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