Re:Old debate...? (Score 1)

That is correct. Unless you gain root access to the SmoothWall machine, you have no shell, therefore no access to the passwords. If a hacker manages to gain root access, he has full control of the box regardless, therefore access to everything. As I have mentioned, there have been no successful hacks of an un-modified SmoothWall to date. People need to remember that SmoothWall is not a Linux distro, as such. It is a task-oriented device - a firewall. It does not run as a multi-user system, as do other Linux distros. It does not have users with shell access other than root. It is not a "distro" it is a "device". Regards, HiltonT