-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10.01.2012 19:46, Tanstaafl wrote: > Ok, I did something really dumb... > > I changed the root passwd for a system I manage last week, but > neglected to write it down, and now what I *thought* I had changed > it to isn't working... I know, I know, really *really* dumb, but > that's where I am... > > I know I can boot into Single User mode, remount the root > partition read/write, and edit /etc/shadow (removing the encrypted > passwd), then rest it using passwd, but... > > Some of the accounts in /etc/shadow have a '*' where the encrypted > passwd would be, and some have a '!'... (ie, one is sshd:!:... and > another is halt:*:...) > > Does it matter what I change it to? Should I use a *, !, or nothing > at all (so that there is *nothing* between the two :: that would > normally contain the encrypted passwd)? > > Thanks... >
The simpelest solution should be to copy the password-hash of a user whose password is know to you. Afterwards you can log in an change the password again. And for the future: http://xkcd.com/936/ ;) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPDI20AAoJEJwwOFaNFkYceuMH/0DJgaQ+6HH0zUkKl8y5wTW6 Kn2grThJwhrbAhzpQxRV2UOvwnVIc93LIfZXdtqISzyhYCtUo1BaYMCVNIn6Rcmj wbgk1sI3ql49SvH+Tfai/DyW0WzHbFmSsYu36xzGl02xZpuUeKSpk/cTmINz1wq4 HUA/Ej9x0jEAcNNby5t5neiTt4B3ILaFyAMQbVKVIyZy/8beoR/Rn+7bET0DoFJU QneX+fa98IYjLUFlAjENQnyNly/koEt/+RIrffbBAPUOYc3wcX+e/q9vIVrKad3H Ah+BpQOwAkceog33Y2HqNrKMMOfp3R2Nm1GgbqQpFe7N2A329OqLBPfMPs8Ejts= =EHqa -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
