Re: Problems(?)/features(?) in Chip special RH 6.0

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On Fri, 30 Jul 1999, Ganesh wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
>    The problems(?)/features(?) that I have faced in CHIP Linux
> special Redhat 6.0.
> 
> Suggestions/solutions are welcome.
> 

<snip> <snip>

>   2. Another important thing is there is no LDP Documentation at all.
> (i.e., HOWTO directory under /usr/doc/).

Yes its not loaded in the /usr/doc/HOWTO directory. You can find it on the
CD and if req copy it to you doc dir.


>   4. In earlier versions, we can have ids without any passwd. i.e., we
> can delete the password field from the /etc/passwd file.  There is
> only one character (x) is presented in the password field.  I deleted
> it, even then it is asking password for that particular account. Is
> this is new security feature they have added in 6.0?
> 

You have shadow passwd by default in RH-6. Edit /etc/shadow.


> Any suggestions/solutions for these. Either I should go back to my
> older PCQ version 5.2 or I should wait till the PCQ releases it 6.0
> version. Because, I never faced these kind of problems in the
> PCQ CDs. Hats off to PCQ CDs, PCQ Project and of course, to the PCQ
> teams.
> 

Yeah right!





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