Hehehe. Yep, this should be cool too :-) O the note: Knoppix 3.4 iso available, md5 checked, i ran it and it orks ok :-) Cheers Szemir
On May 4, 2004 10:54, Jeffrey Clement wrote: > Another less frightening way. Should work fine. > > Boot Knoppix or some other linux on CD/Floppy. > > Open a KTerminal. > > Assume root: > #sudo sh > > Mount problem HDD > #mkdir /hdd > #mount /dev/hda1 /hdd > > Chroot to your HDD > #chroot /hdd > > And reset the password > #passwd root > > Jeff > > On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 09:05:27AM -0600, Dany Allard wrote: > > The other way to do it is to not touch the shadow file. > > *remove the computer from the network while doing this* > > mount up the partition and add in a user to your /etc/password file > > with a UID of 0 and a GID of 0 (I usually use Tux) > > Then save the file and reboot. > > When you are asked for the user put in the one you just created (eg > > Tux) > > that should let you in without a password, then since you are root you > > should be able to change the root password to something you know. > > Just make sure you remove the temporary user (Tux) otherwise you will > > cause all sorts of security issues. > > *add the computer back to the network* > > Later and happy hacking > > Dany Allard > > bogi wrote: > > > > Ok. > > So you locked it up :-) > > check a system, where you have a known password, copy the /etc/shadow > > file, it > > should contain a line for root user's password, encripted :-) put it > > on a > > floppy .. > > Get a boot-cd (from the distro, or redhat or fedora or etc...) and > > reboot the > > puter with it. > > mount the now diabled system somewhare, the boot-disk rescue option > > should > > have an option to do so. If not, just choose a terminal option, and > > mount it > > somewhare. > > edit the systems /etc/shadow file by pasting the (known but encripted) > > password over the existing one. save, the reboot. > > Hopefully now the system has the same password you had in the other > > system. > > > > The JohnTheRipper option, against a good password could take years :-) > > > > Cheers > > Szemir > > > > On May 4, 2004 05:17, Dave Bourassa wrote: > > > Curtis Sloan wrote: > > > > Why do I always forget single-user mode? This is the way to go. > > > > > > > > Thanks, Szemir. > > > > > > > > Curtis > > > > > > > > On Mon May 3 2004 18:51, bogi wrote: > > > >>Need to restart the system in single mode. With Lilo, it is a -s > > > > switch, > > > > > >>with grub you add single to the boot-params of the kernel. This > > > > should > > > > > >> drop you onto a root-shell, change the root password: passwd root > > > >>Type in what you want :-) Just remember it :-) , then CTRL+d to > > > > exit the > > > > > >>root-shell. The system should reboot then, restart it normally. > > > > done. > > > > > >>Cheers > > > >>Szemir > > > >> > > > >>On May 3, 2004 18:30, Dave Bourassa wrote: > > > >>>Okay I confess. I seem to have forgotten the root pw for my > > > > wife's SuSE > > > > > >>>9.0 box. I have the user id and pw, but I can't for the life of > > > > me > > > > > >>>remember the root pw. What's the easiest way to recover from > > > > this > > > > > >>>calamity? All I wanted to do was reset the clock for daylight > > > > saving > > > > > >>>time and it wants root access to do it. Of course I should have > > > > it for > > > > > >>>other stuff anyway, so any help will be appreciated. Thanx a > > > > bunch. > > > > > Thanx for the help, guys. I've tried the single user mode, though, > > > > and > > > > > it comes up and asks me for the pw before I can get into it. Is it > > > something new with SuSE 9.0 and grub, to increase security? I'll > > > > check > > > > > into the links provided after work today, unless you have any more > > > > ideas > > > > > on the single user mode trick. > > > > > > Thanx again. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [2]http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > -- > > ************************* > > > > This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may also be a > > privileged communication. It is intended solely for the person (s) to > > whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended addressee of the > > message, please reply to this message to let us know you received it in > > error and also delete the message from your system. Trema Laboratories > > Inc. does not authorize any person to distribute, print, copy or > > otherwise disclose this e-mail message without the express and specific > > permission of Trema Laboratories Inc. > > > > ******************************* > > > > References > > > > 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 2. http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
