Another less frightening way. Should work fine. Boot Knoppix or some other linux on CD/Floppy.
Open a KTerminal. Assume root: #sudo sh Mount problem HDD #mkdir /hdd #mount /dev/hda1 /hdd Chroot to your HDD #chroot /hdd And reset the password #passwd root Jeff On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 09:05:27AM -0600, Dany Allard wrote: > > The other way to do it is to not touch the shadow file. > *remove the computer from the network while doing this* > mount up the partition and add in a user to your /etc/password file > with a UID of 0 and a GID of 0 (I usually use Tux) > Then save the file and reboot. > When you are asked for the user put in the one you just created (eg > Tux) > that should let you in without a password, then since you are root you > should be able to change the root password to something you know. > Just make sure you remove the temporary user (Tux) otherwise you will > cause all sorts of security issues. > *add the computer back to the network* > Later and happy hacking > Dany Allard > bogi wrote: > > Ok. > So you locked it up :-) > check a system, where you have a known password, copy the /etc/shadow > file, it > should contain a line for root user's password, encripted :-) put it > on a > floppy .. > Get a boot-cd (from the distro, or redhat or fedora or etc...) and > reboot the > puter with it. > mount the now diabled system somewhare, the boot-disk rescue option > should > have an option to do so. If not, just choose a terminal option, and > mount it > somewhare. > edit the systems /etc/shadow file by pasting the (known but encripted) > password over the existing one. save, the reboot. > Hopefully now the system has the same password you had in the other > system. > > The JohnTheRipper option, against a good password could take years :-) > > Cheers > Szemir > > On May 4, 2004 05:17, Dave Bourassa wrote: > > Curtis Sloan wrote: > > > Why do I always forget single-user mode? This is the way to go. > > > > > > Thanks, Szemir. > > > > > > Curtis > > > > > > On Mon May 3 2004 18:51, bogi wrote: > > >>Need to restart the system in single mode. With Lilo, it is a -s > switch, > > >>with grub you add single to the boot-params of the kernel. This > should > > >> drop you onto a root-shell, change the root password: passwd root > > >>Type in what you want :-) Just remember it :-) , then CTRL+d to > exit the > > >>root-shell. The system should reboot then, restart it normally. > done. > > >> > > >>Cheers > > >>Szemir > > >> > > >>On May 3, 2004 18:30, Dave Bourassa wrote: > > >>>Okay I confess. I seem to have forgotten the root pw for my > wife's SuSE > > >>>9.0 box. I have the user id and pw, but I can't for the life of > me > > >>>remember the root pw. What's the easiest way to recover from > this > > >>>calamity? All I wanted to do was reset the clock for daylight > saving > > >>>time and it wants root access to do it. Of course I should have > it for > > >>>other stuff anyway, so any help will be appreciated. Thanx a > bunch. > > > > Thanx for the help, guys. I've tried the single user mode, though, > and > > it comes up and asks me for the pw before I can get into it. Is it > > something new with SuSE 9.0 and grub, to increase security? I'll > check > > into the links provided after work today, unless you have any more > ideas > > on the single user mode trick. > > > > Thanx again. > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [2]http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > -- > ************************* > > This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may also be a > privileged communication. It is intended solely for the person (s) to whom > it is addressed. If you are not the intended addressee of the message, > please reply to this message to let us know you received it in error and > also delete the message from your system. Trema Laboratories Inc. does not > authorize any person to distribute, print, copy or otherwise disclose this > e-mail message without the express and specific permission of Trema > Laboratories Inc. > > ******************************* > > References > > 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2. http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca -- Jeff Clement http://jclement.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
