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Unreasonable Limit on Open Firmware Passwords

Posted by pudge on from the oh-yeah-there-are-26-letters-not-25 dept.

Lawrence Person writes "Well, this has to be one of the stranger bugs in recent memory: 'If you used Open Firmware Password utility to create a password that contains the capital letter "U", your password will not be recognized during the startup process.' Straight from the mothership. I'm guessing that not too many people use Open Firmware Passwords, but it's a very nasty bug for those who do. Props to the always great As The Apple Turns for pointing this one out."

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  1. Enter password: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    UR70457

    ....

  2. hah! by revmoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    My trusty password "god" triumphs again!

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    1. Re:hah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      [RegularStormy:~] miller% ssh 146.35.3.123 -l revmoo
      Enter password: god
      Welcome to Darwin!
      %

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      Thanks!

  3. Slashdot's running on a Mac, right? by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmm.. this explains why my STFU posts always disappear.

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  4. Um...I figured out why 'U' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Note the linked article How to setup up password protection
    Among other things, it:

    blocks the ability to use the "C" key to start up from a CD-ROM disc.

    blocks the ability to use the "N" key to start up from a NetBoot server.

    blocks the ability to use the "T" key to start up in Target Disk Mode (on computers that offer this feature).

    Posting this anonymously, since I don't want to be known as the one who figured this out.

  5. Can't spell 1234 with a "U" by one9nine · · Score: 4, Funny

    I pity the fool who has a wife or daughter named Ursila. :-(

  6. careful, now by Tumbleweed · · Score: 2, Funny

    That may be Praetorian code. I wouldn't mess with it.

  7. Blame SCO. by FFFish · · Score: 4, Funny

    They're the ones that want to claim copyright on that letter, so that talking about *nix requires paying a licensing fee.

    It also means we can't call them a b*nch of motherf*cking f*ckwits, which is a real shame.

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  8. Isn't it obvious? by the+darn · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is clear evidence that despite its user-friendly appearance, deep down, Apple hates U.

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  9. Did anyone see the artnum? by tuxedobob · · Score: 5, Funny

    The article number for this was 107666. If that's not clear proof that Microsoft was somehow involved, I don't know what is.

    Um, I need something for the 107 part...

    Waiting to see if this gets modded flamebait or funny... ;-)

  10. Re:Care to speculate? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 3, Funny
    What's a 4-letter word for a woman ending in "UNT?" :D

    Aunt!

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  11. Re:Alrighty men.. by TheRaven64 · · Score: 3, Funny
    ready PITCHFORKS!

    You don't need to bother. Being based on FreeBSD, OS X comes with its own pitchforks.

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  12. This is why I hate geeks by oni · · Score: 2, Funny

    See, why does everything always have to be about U?
    huh?

    Stupid geeks!

  13. nreasonable Limit on Open Firmware Passwords by yet+another+coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just to be safe, I suggest changing the story title.