Fix uploaded

Story: Administrator root password readable in cleartext on Ubuntu BreezyTotal Replies: 3
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richo123

Mar 12, 2006
2:35 PM EDT
Colin Watson uploaded a fix within an hour.
tadelste

Mar 12, 2006
2:43 PM EDT
I was just thinking that maybe we should alert folks, anyway. Collin did fast work eh.
richo123

Mar 12, 2006
4:23 PM EDT
Yeah you're right Tom. There is a detailed explanation of how this happned here (last post):

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15669691
henke54

Mar 12, 2006
8:05 PM EDT
"Ubuntu password bug fixed in just a few hours" http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=143696 http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_password_bug_fixed_in_just...

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