[Samba] How to Correct SWAT Root Userid & Password

[Bob Perry]

On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 02:24 -0400, Bob Perry wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-09-25 at 18:42 -0600, John T Benedetto wrote:
> > This is probably a stupid question, please don't get mad 
> > at me for asking, but I have learned to never assume!
> > 
> > ...you ARE replacing "iptoswat" with the IP address of 
> > your server, aren't you?
> > 
> > If you ARE, and it is still using the old password, try 
> > flushing the cache of your browser, or maybe using a 
> > different browser?  There is also the possibility that 
> > your browser has saved the password, and you need to 
> > remove it from within your browser's perferences.
> > 
> > HTH
> > - john
> > 
> > On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 18:54:46 -0400
> >   Bob Perry <rperry at gti.net> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2005-09-25 at 23:27 +0200, Henrik Zagerholm 
> > >wrote:
> > >> Hi!
> > >> 
> > >> http://root@iptoswat:901
> > >> 
> > >> //H
> > >> 25 sep 2005 kl. 20.40 skrev Bob Perry:
> > >> 
> > >> > Hello,
> > >> > I inadvertently entered a userid and password other 
> > >>than root the  
> > >> > first
> > >> > time I logged into SWAT.  How can I correct this?
> > >> >
> > >> > Thnx,
> > >> > Bob Perry
> > >> >
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> > >> 
> > > Thanks for the quick response but, for some reason, I am 
> > >unable to
> > > connect to the site.
> > > 
> > > Bob
> > 
> Thanks for not assuming.  For some reason, the browser (Firefox) and/or
> SWAT, will not accept the root User ID and Password.  It does accept my
> alternate user id/password however.
> There may be another related problem.  I just noticed that if I login to
> my system, FreeBSD RELEASE 5.4, as root, it doesn't prompt me for a
> password.  I think my next step is to review my password file, etc.
> SWAT may have a problem if don't have a bona fide root password.
> 
> Thanks

Just want to bring this issue to closure and thank you for your input.
Once I assigned a root password to the operating system, SWAT had no
problem accepting it.  Very silly of me.

Bob Perry