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#1 2006-09-23 16:11:32

SenorSnor
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From: Delft, Netherlands
Registered: 2006-09-13
Posts: 48

IRCd wants me to change password for nobody

Just installed ircd. When I try to run it, it asks me to change the password for user nobody (root enforced). In /etc/rc.d/ircd is the following line:

if [ -z "$PID" ] && su -c /usr/sbin/ircd -- nobody

so that's where it's coming from .. When I start it, I get the message

You are required to change your password immediately (root enforced).
Changing password for nobody
(current) UNIX password:

I wonder what the consequences are for changing the password for nobody? I got quite some stuff running as nobody: httpd, icecast, rp-ppp, rpc.statd. Plus, what is the password for nobody? I tried hitting enter, or "nobody", but both don't work

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#2 2006-09-25 22:04:00

SenorSnor
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From: Delft, Netherlands
Registered: 2006-09-13
Posts: 48

Re: IRCd wants me to change password for nobody

Nobody knows?

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#3 2006-09-26 18:21:15

toxic
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Registered: 2006-06-05
Posts: 117

Re: IRCd wants me to change password for nobody

You should probably change --nobody to --<your_username>.

If have user "nobody" on your computer, you can change that users password by running passwd as root.

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