Without re-installing you will never know if you removed all the possible backdoors!

Do you know how it was exploited?  Were you running IP Filter?  

Dusty


> You HAVE to re-install.  To change the root password, you can boot up in 
> single-user mode by typing 1 at your LILO prompt.  You'll then be able 
> to alter the password files in /etc.
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> 
> Rodney Davis wrote:
> 
> >My server was cracked and my su password changed.  Does anyone know what
> >I can do to re-change the su password?
> >
> >mandrake 7.2
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >rodney
> >
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