[Mailman-Users] Admin password

Pete Holsberg pjh at mccc.edu
Wed Dec 1 02:27:21 CET 1999


On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Barry A. Warsaw wrote:

> 
> >>>>> "PH" == Pete Holsberg <pjh at mccc.edu> writes:
> 
>     PH> Where is the admin password stored for a mailing list?
> 
> It's stored in the list's config.db database, or in the live MailList
> object on the `password' attribute:
> 
> % python -i bin/withlist stage
> Loading list: stage (unlocked)
> >>> m.password
> 'NO88Mo9aSdsyc'
> 
> Note that the password is crypt()d (usually, unless your Python
> doesn't have the crypt module, in which case it's md5'd).

Is there a way to change it to a null password with a hex
editor?

Thx,
Pete





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