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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Next: Unix setuid Operation Up: Security Considerations Previous: Security Considerations   Contents Changing the Admin PasswordCoffeeLink News Server is shipped with the all powerful admin user's password set to admin and the default user's password blank. Because the admin user is so powerful, the first thing an administrator must do is change the admin user's password to something that is hard to guess. Failure to do so will almost certainly result in a break-in by unauthorized individuals. To change the admin user's password, follow these steps:
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