On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 00:01, suvoraj biswas wrote: > Here I want share a trick abt changing root's password.It's very > easy. > The steps are: > 1>When graphical lilo appears press Ctrl+X to change to text > mode. > 2>Type "linux single" without "" > 3>When SH# prompt appears, type the password command "passwd" > 4>It'll ask you to enter new password. > 5>Ok, done...here root now has a new password. > 6>reboot it now.
the first thing any sensible user does after installing linux is secure his bootloader against that kind of thing. so your trick will work only on a very insecure machine. - t. -- cogito, ergo es. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
