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Old 11-21-2004, 05:51 PM   #16
Krugger
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this means somebody logged in sucessfully. So it could be a valid user or yourself. Anyway my messages are completely diferant from yours.

My entries say:

DATE machine process [pid]: Accepted password for user from IP port ssh2

Anyway have a look at /etc/shadow do you have a very obvious username with a $1$something$something.
 
  


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