Got root!

The server that I use for all my scripts, including the one that lets my students upload essays, crashed and burned today. This was unfortunate, since today is also the last day for one class to upload essays. I've been mailing our head sysadmin, and now I get:

OK.

Lets try "talk" on lists machine.

could u please logon to lists

the root password for lists is

Well obviously I'm not going to finish that sentence, but, like omg d00d, the guy trusts me with the root psswd!!!