On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Gregg Eshelman <g_ala...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Perfect... if I hadn't forgotten the password to the computer. D'oh! Oh > well, just boot off the disk and nuke-n-pave with a fresh install and this > time choose a password I know I won't forget... password. When it's all set > up and configured, I'll make a backup copy of the config so if something > does get screwed up it'll be easy to put it back in order. > > Once this thing is working, I'm putting a sign on it saying DO NOT ALTER > OR UPDATE THE SOFTWARE ON THIS SYSTEM UNDER PAIN OF DEATH. > Next time you forget your password, boot an Ubuntu install disk (dunno if you can do this with the liveCD, but maybe you can mount the machine's / partition) and bring up the boot in the repair mode. Mount the / partition and edit the /etc/shadow file. You'll probably have to use vi, since there is no windowing program running. Delete all the characters between the first and second colon on the account you've forgotten. Save file and reboot to normal mode. The account you have forgotten the password for will now no longer have a password. You can set your password using the passwd command once you log in. I've had to do that over the years with Solaris systems where the previous admins had either forgotten the root password, or in a bit of a huff when they left didn't change it. Works on Ubuntu too. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
