On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 10:49, Frankie wrote: > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Damian Gatabria > >Sent: Saturday, 30 August 2003 7:55 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [expert] Password Question > > > > > >El sáb, 30-08-2003 a las 18:24, Jack Coates escribió: > >> On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 03:44, Damian Gatabria wrote: > >> > El mié, 20-08-2003 a las 16:55, Bryan Phinney escribió: > >> > > On Wednesday 20 August 2003 10:24 am, Lawson, Jim wrote: > >> > > > Okay So I just read an article that said mandrake 9.1 can > >reset any windoz > >> > > > password. Can any linux distro password for root or any > >other user be > >> > > > reset. Say if you forgot it? > >> > > > > >> > > > James S. Lawson > >> > > > Network Administrator > >> > > > >> > > The only way that I know of to do this is to bring the > >computer up in Single > >> > > User mode and reset root password from there. You should > >be able to do that > >> > > by putting options in Lilo at boot to bring up Linux in > >single user mode. > >> > > > >> > > If you have password protected Lilo, I am not sure that you > >can reset the root > >> > > password without some type of reinstall. > >> > > >> > > >> > How do you password protec Lilo? :o)))))))))) > >> > >> you put a password in /etc/lilo.conf and run /sbin/lilo. > >> > >> Users must then enter the password in order to boot any kernels listed > >> by lilo. It isn't used all that much to my knowledge -- laptop users > >> generally use the BIOS password, desktops users generally don't use boot > >> passwords, and servers need to be able to reboot without physical help. > > > >Yet, i hate the fact that cracking the admin password in Win2k is > >harder than in Linux... :o/ > > > > Using linux single to reset the password is not cracking it.. > Since you can't find out what the old password was, you are just > creating a new one. > > That was done on purpose because many people forget the root password and > a reinstall each time they did would be annoying. > > I can't remember how I did it, but I know I have used a win2000 CD to get > around an > unknown XP password.. I found out how to do that on the net.
It's actually a utility on the "rescue" CD works similar to single user in that you give it a new password but never know the old. > > For people that don't want to be able to recover from a lost root > password.. passwording lilo is provided.. > > What more could you want?? easy recovery for the newbies, and strong local > security for those that desire it. > > regards > > Franki > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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