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Re: Failed password for invalid user
On 3/6/2017 4:22 AM, Andrey Repin wrote:
> Greetings, jesus san miguel!
>
>> Besides, user alias "miabuela" is working as expected. Why shouldn't
>> "administrator" alias work as well?
>
> That's the worst idea I've heard since morning.
>
It's a legacy idea to allow different users control a password to the
same uid. Not a bad idea but certainly not a secure one as needed for
today. It's still a valid idea depending on what the uid is used for.
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