Looks like things are different in V9 than they were in V6/V7.
Perhaps I need to update my knowledge base beyond V6.
- A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Koning" <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: I'm stupider than you!! RSTS/E question
> >>>>> "Mark" == Mark Firestone <pdp11_70_at_retrobbs.org> writes:
>
> Mark> That gets me into 1,2, and I can run money from [0,9], but it
> Mark> doesn't seem to matter if I tell money to print passwords or
> Mark> not, I still don't get passwords printing...
>
> V9 and up by default use one way hashed passwords, so you can't see
> them.
>
> Just change the password with the SET PASSWORD command.
>
> Mark> Doesn't the system have to store the 1,2 password someplace so
> Mark> it can log into the account at startup?
>
> No -- the kernel can make a job be logged in simply by saying it
> is... :-) and in fact there are syscalls that do the same if you have
> enough privilege.
>
> FWIW, the password (hashed by default, or not if you say it shouldn't
> be as an account parameter) are stored in an account attribute, which
> lives in the GFD (group file directory) on the system disk. See the
> RSTS Internals Manual for the details.
>
> paul
>
Received on Wed Jul 07 2004 - 09:02:35 BST