e07@nikhefh.nikhef.nl (Eric Wassenaar) (12/18/89)
At first I thought I made a mistake, but it is true: If you, as an ordinary (non-root) user, do an '/bin/passwd otheruser' the passwd program prompts for YOUR password, not the other's password. (You probably know your own password, since you just logged in, but okay, I can understand why it wants to know your password anyway). The authority to change anything in the rgy database is controlled by the ownership of the various individual entries (persons, groups, orgs), and the registry database as a whole (see registry properties). Be aware that the default ownership of everything is anybody (%.%.%). This is also true for the pre-defined accounts when you create a new registry. Better change the ownership of every individual entry in the rgy database, or everyone can gain total control. Eric Wassenaar -- Organization: NIKHEF-H, National Institute for Nuclear and High-Energy Physics Address: Kruislaan 409, P.O. Box 41882, 1009 DB Amsterdam, the Netherlands Phone: +31 20 592 0412, Home: +31 20 909449, Telefax: +31 20 592 5155 Internet: e07@nikhef.nl