>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Damian Gatabria >Sent: Saturday, 30 August 2003 7:55 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [expert] Password Question > > >El s�b, 30-08-2003 a las 18:24, Jack Coates escribi�: >> On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 03:44, Damian Gatabria wrote: >> > El mi�, 20-08-2003 a las 16:55, Bryan Phinney escribi�: >> > > On Wednesday 20 August 2003 10:24 am, Lawson, Jim wrote: >> > > > Okay So I just read an article that said mandrake 9.1 can >reset any windoz >> > > > password. Can any linux distro password for root or any >other user be >> > > > reset. Say if you forgot it? >> > > > >> > > > James S. Lawson >> > > > Network Administrator >> > > >> > > The only way that I know of to do this is to bring the >computer up in Single >> > > User mode and reset root password from there. You should >be able to do that >> > > by putting options in Lilo at boot to bring up Linux in >single user mode. >> > > >> > > If you have password protected Lilo, I am not sure that you >can reset the root >> > > password without some type of reinstall. >> > >> > >> > How do you password protec Lilo? :o)))))))))) >> >> you put a password in /etc/lilo.conf and run /sbin/lilo. >> >> Users must then enter the password in order to boot any kernels listed >> by lilo. It isn't used all that much to my knowledge -- laptop users >> generally use the BIOS password, desktops users generally don't use boot >> passwords, and servers need to be able to reboot without physical help. > >Yet, i hate the fact that cracking the admin password in Win2k is >harder than in Linux... :o/ >
Using linux single to reset the password is not cracking it.. Since you can't find out what the old password was, you are just creating a new one. That was done on purpose because many people forget the root password and a reinstall each time they did would be annoying. I can't remember how I did it, but I know I have used a win2000 CD to get around an unknown XP password.. I found out how to do that on the net. For people that don't want to be able to recover from a lost root password.. passwording lilo is provided.. What more could you want?? easy recovery for the newbies, and strong local security for those that desire it. regards Franki
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