----- Original Message -----
From: "Trevor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 5:50 AM
> How can I gain access to a box without the root password (or any
> accounts). I know that redhat offers a way to do this with LILO when
> the box boots up.
No one's told you yet?
>From lilo, <ctrl>-x, which takes you to text mode boot.
Then, from the prompt, linux -s
which boots you to single-user mode.
passwd: (new_password)
reenter: (new_password)
<ctrl>-d
The last continues the boot up to normal multiuser mode. Try not to forget
the new password....
mark
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