On Thu, 2010-11-04 at 22:54 -0700, Al Varnell wrote: > >> > >> Again a quick google: It seems a /etc/passwd or /etc/master.passwd file > >> may be present. If either is, then set it in the above option. If > >> neither is, then you need to disable the password file checks. To do > >> this add 'group_accounts' to the DISABLE_TESTS list. > > Did this get fixed in the version we're testing? It reported finding > /etc/master.passwd. > Yes... and no :-) RKH should now find a master.passwd/passwd file if it exists. However, OS X does not generally use the file. Passwords are maintained in a database, and not the passwd file. As far as I could gather the file *may* be used in some instances when sorting out problems with the machine.
In that respect, it is not a full check of the user passwords, but may well be better than nothing. John. -- John Horne Tel: +44 (0)1752 587287 University of Plymouth, UK Fax: +44 (0)1752 587001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Rkhunter-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rkhunter-users
