Re: [opensuse] su password lost
On Sunday 22 April 2007, StephenW wrote: I can no longer access su. I have only ever used one of two passwords. Neither of them will work today. Suggestions for correction? winstephen boot the system using a knoppix or similar live cd mount the / partition of the main hard drive (the one you screwed uo the password on) best seems to be to mount it on /mnt/maindiskor something siomilar AFAIK it has to be in a directory UNDER /mnt of the running system once mounted chroot /mnt/main passwd enter new password for root user reneter new password for root user new password saved . unmount the mounted hard drive reboot new password in use . I have had to do this on several differing systems suse simply mephis slackware.. never failed yet .. have fun Pete . -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] su password lost
StephenW wrote: I can no longer access su. I have only ever used one of two passwords. Neither of them will work today. Suggestions for correction? winstephen You would normally use the root password, unless you're trying to su to another user. If you've forgotten the root password, it is possible to remove or replace the existing root password, by booting from a rescue disk and manipulating the /etc/password and shadow files. However, I have neven had a need to do that, so I can't speak from experience. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] su password lost
I can no longer access su. I have only ever used one of two passwords. Neither of them will work today. Suggestions for correction? winstephen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] su password lost
On Sunday 22 April 2007 09:51, StephenW wrote: I can no longer access su. I have only ever used one of two passwords. Neither of them will work today. Suggestions for correction? winstephen You can try this: http://en.opensuse.org/Recover_Root_Password -- Regards, Rajko. http://en.opensuse.org/Portal -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Original Message Subject: Re: [opensuse] su password lost From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:Sun, April 22, 2007 11:22 pm To: James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- StephenW wrote: I can no longer access su. I have only ever used one of two passwords. Neither of them will work today. Suggestions for correction? winstephen You would normally use the root password, unless you're trying to su to another user. If you've forgotten the root password, it is possible to remove or replace the existing root password, by booting from a rescue disk and manipulating the /etc/password and shadow files. However, I have neven had a need to do that, so I can't speak from experience. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] if u don't have a rescue disc such as knoppix, etc your grub isnt locked do this 1. choose the Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.2 option (it must be the last option if u don't touch the /boot/grub/menu.lst) when u face the grub start 2. press e 3. highlight the line with kernel word just like this: kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default root=/dev/sda3 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3 then edit it till like this kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default root=/dev/sda3 single init=/bin/bash 4. after it done press b 5. in short time you will be on root prompt xxx# 6. then do this passwd for new root's password 7. or u can do this vi /etc/shadow edit the strange string between root:@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@#%FDFAFADFW!#$#$#234123: till become root:: hope it will work 4 u btw i first and last time i try on debian etch it doesn't work. i will try on openSuse 10.2 (whoaaa yess.it worked) cheers, tambun -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re:[opensuse] su password lost
On Sun 22 Apr 2007 16:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you've forgotten the root password, it is possible to remove or replace the existing root password, by booting from a rescue disk and manipulating the /etc/password and shadow files. Start the rescue system. mount your root partiton on /mnt cd /mnt/etc and vi shadow delete everything on the root line between the first 2 colons, that was your old password. sync reboot You will be able to enter a new password when you reboot. If you are not prompted for one, log in as root, with no password, and do passwd. .. friendly greetings -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] su password lost
StephenW wrote:
I can no longer access su.
Then you have no access to root.
By the way, it's not the su password, it's the password for the
root account
I have only ever used one of two passwords. Neither of them will work today.
Suggestions for correction?
(1). use a recovery disk
(2). mount your root partition as a non-root filesystem.
(3). Use your favorite editor (vi, emacs, whatever) to edit the
file {mountpoint}/etc/passwd and on the line that starts:
root:
change it from something like either of these lines:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
or
root:2HxFgnYkt7:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
to
root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
This wipes out the password field (the characters between
the 1st and 2nd ':' characters).
(4) If the password field was like in the first example (an x),
then ALSO do step (4a).
(4a) Use your favorite editor (vi, emacs, whatever) to edit the
file {mountpoint}/etc/shadow and on the line that starts:
then change the line that starts with root
to
root
(that's 8 ':' characters).
(5) reboot the system (WITHOUT the rescue disk), and then
(6) login to root
for the password, type nothing and just hit the return key.
(7) now that you are logged in as root, type the command
# passwd
this will allow you to change the password
(8) This is THE MOST IMPORTANT PASSWORD ON THE SYSTEM
REMEMBER YOUR ROOT PASSWORD!
MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT YOU *NEVER* NEED TO WRITE DOWN
(as usual, don't use the names of your pets, relatives,
cars, or anything else which could be guessed by someone
who knows you).
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