..>Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:37:51 +0000 From: Jeff Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
town about getting the password changed, so, I can check and start using the..
Any other ideas I can try ???
Another, bootloader/platform in depended hack would employ a boot CD, like Knoppix.
- Boot from CD and become root (just 'su' + rtn)
- mount HD to /mnt/hda1 (or whatever)
- cd /mnt/hda1/etc/
- Make a backup with date stamp:
cp -p shadow shadow.yyyymmdd // or whatever name you like
- Find an encrypted pwd by using Knoppix' passwd:
passwd // enter a pwd of your choice twice
- Add above, encrypted pwd to the real shadow:
grep root /etc/shadow >> shadow
just 'grep root /etc/shadow' displays the new encrypted pwd
- use an editor to remove the old root pwd line
'vi shadow' or 'pico shadow'
When you now boot from the HD the above entered password should let you in.
There maybe other ways how you can hack it from a bootable CD.
Good luck .................. Horst
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