One way to do this is to bring the system up in single user mode. At that point you own /etc and you can just edit the root entry in the passwd file. If you simply eliminate the password for root it should just let you in.
-Alex Wirth's Law: Software gets slower faster than Hardware gets faster! "On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section, it said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed Linux." - Anonymous On 18 Nov 2001, CmdrRoot wrote: > This is really a longshot but does anyone know how to get root without a > password? > > My situation: > I did the one thing you are never supposed to do...I forgot my root > password. Two weeks ago I had my system change the password of all users > (including root) and I made up such a great password, so secure that not > even I can get in. HAHA the first time I ever wrote my password down > (and lost the paper in my desk) and now I can't find it. I am in a kind > of confuesed/angry state so please excuse me if this makes little sense. > > Can anyone tell me how I can find or change or create a new root > password on a relitivly insecure system? > > Thanks for any help provided, > > CmdrRoot > > > ***************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. > ***************************************************************** > > ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
