On 07/16/2012 10:01 AM, Bret Busby wrote: > Hello. > > I have a server that is running Firestarter on Debian 5. > > I have forgotten the root password, and have not logged into root on > that computer, or updated the system, for about a year, I think. > > I do remember a user login, and have successfully "ssh'd" into the > system as that user. > > Is there some way that I can access the root account, and replace the > password, without having to overwrite the system via installing a new > system to replace what exists? > > Thank you in anticipation. > > -- > Bret Busby > Armadale > West Australia > .............. > > "So once you do know what the question actually is, > you'll know what the answer means." > - Deep Thought, > Chapter 28 of Book 1 of > "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: > A Trilogy In Four Parts", > written by Douglas Adams, > published by Pan Books, 1992 > ....................................................
Hi, If you can access the computer physically you can boot using init=/bin/bash and mount options for root fs as rw. than you will need to run passwd to set the new password. Or just use one of the old root exploits :) Regards, Alex -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5003ce29.7070...@gmail.com