I use Mandrake 8.2 and I have forgotten the root password or someone changed
it. I tried to boot in single user mode, mount the disk and reset the
password from the shadow and passwd files, but there are two HDD with
software mirroring enabled and I could not mount the disk. What can I do in
order
you can take that HHD and connect it to another machine running linux and mount it so
you got access to the passwd and shadow file( just empty the encrypted pwd in those
files) then u can connect with no passwd as root and don't forget to change it later
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Nikos Papadopoulos wrote:
I use Mandrake 8.2 and I have forgotten the root password or someone changed
boot from floppy, enter 'linux init 1', to single user mode, remove root
password from shadow file. reboot system, 'init 3', enter new password
for root.
hth.
peace out.
tc,hago.
g
.
--
Nikos,
Even better, you can use some live CD distros like Knoppix or Linux
BBC. BBC is far smaller than knoppix and fits on business card CD's.
Knoppix is a full X-enabled linux that allows you to mount local
partitions on the disk drives. These allow you to boot linux up on any
PC with a
you'll need to make or find a rescue disk that understands software RAID
-- look at tomsrtbt and LEAF/oxygen. Actually, I bet the Knoppix CD
would help.
In theory one of the disks is primary and if you mount that disk
separately (via /dev/hda instead of /ded/md0, for instance) the changes
you
On Fri, 2003-02-28 at 07:51, Jack Coates wrote:
you'll need to make or find a rescue disk that understands software RAID
-- look at tomsrtbt and LEAF/oxygen. Actually, I bet the Knoppix CD
would help.
In theory one of the disks is primary and if you mount that disk
separately (via /dev/hda
Anyways .. you can secure lilo by adding the following to lilo.conf
restricted
password=
Ofcourse you should run lilo afterwards on the command line and change
lilo.conf to read write only for root.
Aj
Two Pence worth :)
On Monday 19 February 2001 5:09 am, you wrote:
** Reply to
hi all, maybe this a too basic question
to put in this area, but here it goes:
i installed mandrake 7.2 on a system
with monochrome display (60Hz only)
and had to launch install using text-based
interface. everything goes fine until
it asks for root password, which nicely
accepts, but never
Iforgot the password of root. Now It is
possible to change the password of root ? if it is possible, then please do let
me know.
Thanking You.
- Kuldeep
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can't you just log in as single user and give a new pass word? it used to
work in RedHAt 6.2
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John J. LeMay Jr.
Sent: Sunday, 18 February 2001 11:35 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [expert] Root
Start you PC with a bootdisk/CD. Mount your root password and edit
/etc/shadow. Delete the encrypted password for root. Reboot the machine
the usual way en login as root and leave the password blank. Should
work.
Kuldeep Shah wrote:
I forgot the password of root. Now It is possible to change
** Reply to message from Franki [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 18 Feb 2001
23:26:33 +0800
can't you just log in as single user and give a new pass word? it used to
work in RedHAt 6.2
Where did you put the new password in RH6.2? /etc/password or /etc/shadow? The
passwords in /etc/shadow are
:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [expert] Root Password
** Reply to message from Franki [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 18 Feb 2001
23:26:33 +0800
can't you just log in as single user and give a new pass word? it used to
work in RedHAt 6.2
Where did you put the new password in RH6.2? /etc
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, John J. LeMay Jr. wrote:
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- 2001 15:10:09 +0530
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- I forgot the password of root
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- I haven't tried this, but I think you can delete the password from /etc/shadow
- (assuming you are using shadow
Of Stephen Carville
Sent: Monday, 19 February 2001 1:28 AM
To: Mandrake Expert
Subject: Re: [expert] Root Password
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, John J. LeMay Jr. wrote:
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Feb
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To: Mandrake Expert
Subject: Re: [expert] Root Password
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, John J. LeMay Jr. wrote:
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- 2001 15:10:09 +0530
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- I forgot the password of root
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u do have to be in linux-single to do the below by the way ,
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Sent: Monday, 19 February 2001 1:31 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [expert] Root Password
actually, just going
** Reply to message from Bill Piety [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 18 Feb 2001
11:57:37 -0600
What a scary thread this is. I never realized it could be so easy to
take control of someone's Linux box. Or did I miss a key element of the
discussion? Why even have a password at all?
To perform this
I did many times in RH6.2 also.
hope this helps.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Stephen Carville
Sent: Monday, 19 February 2001 1:28 AM
To: Mandrake Expert
Subject: Re: [expert] Root Password
On Sun, 18 Feb 20
Bill Piety wrote:
What a scary thread this is. I never realized it could be so easy to
take control of someone's Linux box. Or did I miss a key element of the
discussion? Why even have a password at all?
I don't know about you, but I don't allow random strangers physical
access to my
Bill Piety wrote:
What a scary thread this is. I never realized it could be so easy to
take control of someone's Linux box. Or did I miss a key element of the
discussion? Why even have a password at all?
Bill, you have to be physically at that machine AND you have to NOT have
the CMOS
And CMOS password can be disabled by removing the battery for about 15
minutes, or plugging in a jumper on the motherboard.
you can also use tom's root boot (www.toms.net) to boot a floppy version
of linux and get to your hard drive.
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, Altoine B. wrote:
Bill Piety
Bill Piety wrote:
What a scary thread this is. I never realized it could be so easy to
take control of someone's Linux box. Or did I miss a key element of the
discussion? Why even have a password at all?
Bill,
I would have to agree. I can't believe it would be THAT easy to get into
even
** Reply to message from Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 18 Feb 2001
22:14:34 -0500
Bill,
I would have to agree. I can't believe it would be THAT easy to get into
even one's own machine so easily when the root user's password has been
forgotten. Seems to me that's an incredibly HUGE
Hi there,
Erm, before this gets out of hand - there's a perfectly logical reason that you
can easily, with physical access to the machine, get root access without a
password. That reason is because you already have physical access to the disk so
you could easily boot your own system and mount
So sprach John Wittkamper am Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 09:42:56AM -0800:
Not only that, the new stuff should be at the TOP of the reply
rather than the bottom. For the few that need context, it is there,
And wrong again. The new stuff should be right below what you are quoting,
so that the
Not only that, the new stuff should be at the TOP of the reply
rather than the bottom. For the few that need context, it is there,
And wrong again. The new stuff should be right below what you are quoting,
so that the references are as clear as can be.
I'm glad you've got this all
This is very deja-vu - didn't we go thru all this about how and where to
quote not too long ago ? Or was it on the newbie list ? Either way, it was
off topic then and is now. Can you give it a rest ?
philomena
At 04:34 PM 11/3/2000 +0100, you wrote:
So sprach John Wittkamper am Thu, Nov 02,
I disagree, put the new text at the top - or see your message end up in
trash - most of the time I cant bother scrolling down unless its
something I am really interested in, and unless there is enough test
within view, how do I know - the subject line is generally too little
info? Same deal with
So sprach Philomena am Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 02:27:53PM -0500:
This is very deja-vu - didn't we go thru all this about how and where to
quote not too long ago ? Or was it on the newbie list ? Either way, it was
off topic then and is now. Can you give it a rest ?
No, it was cooker, I think.
BillK wrote:
Alexander Skwar wrote:
So sprach John Wittkamper am Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 09:42:56AM -0800:
Not only that, the new stuff should be at the TOP of the reply
rather than the bottom. For the few that need context, it is there,
Why do you assume few need it?
And wrong
So sprach rharvey am Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 04:37:20PM -0600:
that is not true! a person that missed the full letter will not know what
is being talked about and thus assume the questions and that can be bad.
you can jump to what you want to read or read all of it.that is the
purpose of
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 5:48 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] root password
So sprach rharvey am Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 04:37:20PM -0600:
that is not true! a person that missed the full letter will not know
what
is being talked about and thus assume
So sprach rharvey am Sun, Oct 29, 2000 at 05:54:45PM -0600:
how do you setup a second user to have the same access as root
a user that will be able to change root password.
Don't know, but here's yet another solution:
Install all the openssh packages, run ssh-keygen as a normal user, copy
So sprach Ronnie Whipp am Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 07:01:52PM +:
My problem is that, having had to reinstall w98, I cant get grub back;
DrakConf put in LILO instead -- any suggestions
as root run sh /boot/grub/install.sh to install grub again.
Alexander Skwar
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Homepage:
Greg Stewart wrote:
I did forget (and had to be reminded by a friend) that in addition to group
root, the user should belong to group wheel. And, apparently this does not
automatically make the user "equal" to root, but gives most root
priveledges.
To be root, all you need is a uid ==0:
Alexander Skwar wrote:
So sprach Ronnie Whipp am Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 07:01:52PM +:
My problem is that, having had to reinstall w98, I cant get grub back;
DrakConf put in LILO instead -- any suggestions
as root run sh /boot/grub/install.sh to install grub again.
Alexander Skwar
ander Skwar" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 2:19 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] root password
So sprach rharvey am Sun, Oct 29, 2000 at 10:28:51PM -0600:
where is the file located on a standard install?
passwd? /etc/passwd
PS: Please don't do
You don't actually need this in linux. Next time you are booting, try
"linux single" instead of "linux" if you are using LILO (it's a bitmore
complicated than that in Grub).
YOu will see you get booted into a root shell without being asked for a
password.
It is a security risk if anyone is
Thanks
- Original Message -
From: "Buchan Milne" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] root password
You don't actually need this in linux. Next time you are booting, try
"linux single" inste
Buchan Milne wrote:
You don't actually need this in linux. Next time you are booting, try
"linux single" instead of "linux" if you are using LILO (it's a bitmore
complicated than that in Grub).
It's easy with Grub as well: when the install screen asks for you to
edit the selection click
Well I will answer that one. You have two choices :
Boot into single user mode.
Or download Tom's RTBt disk.
At 10:54 AM 10/30/2000 -0700, you wrote:
Greg Stewart wrote:
Since I'm used to using linuxconf, that's how I'll explain it...
In User Account|Normal|User Accounts add or select
that does not make the user truly the same as root.
at lest it did not on my system
In what way doesn't it do this? Providing information is a great way to
get some :-)
Cheers --- Larry
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Greg Stewart wrote:
Since I'm used to using linuxconf, that's how I'll explain it...
In User Account|Normal|User Accounts add or select the user you want to have
root priveledges, and add that user to the root group You may be prompted to
correct the user's ~/home directory permissions
On Sun, 29 Oct 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 29-Oct-00 18:07:05 Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
how do you setup a second user to have the same access as root
a user that will be able to change root password.
In novell that is one of the first
I did forget (and had to be reminded by a friend) that in addition to group
root, the user should belong to group wheel. And, apparently this does not
automatically make the user "equal" to root, but gives most root
priveledges.
As well, if the linux "root" account gets "screwed", as it can in
how do you setup a second user to have the same access as root
a user that will be able to change root password.
In novell that is one of the first things we were taught was to have 2 admin
accounts so you wont get locked out of your system.
Thanks
Robert
Keep in touch with
In a message dated 29-Oct-00 18:07:05 Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
how do you setup a second user to have the same access as root
a user that will be able to change root password.
In novell that is one of the first things we were taught was to have 2 admin
accounts so
how do you setup a second user to have the same access as root
a user that will be able to change root password.
In novell that is one of the first things we were taught was to have 2 admin
accounts so you wont get locked out of your system.
You just give that user a "0" in the password
that does not make the user truly the same as root.
at lest it did not on my system
- Original Message -
From: "Greg Stewart" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] root password
Since I'm used to using linuxco
where is the file located on a standard install?
- Original Message -
From: "Larry Marshall" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Expert" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] root password
how do you setup a second user to have the
-
From: "Greg Stewart" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] root password
Since I'm used to using linuxconf, that's how I'll explain it...
In User Account|Normal|User Accounts add or select the user you want to
h
Well, if you won't log on as root from remote, i suggest
-
#cat /etc/securetty
tty1
tty2
tty3
tty4
tty5
tty6
-
Now you can log on as root only from local consoles !!
it means you kill yourself. Off course that is very unsecure, cause
youcan login as
I have 2 machines running Mandrake 7.0, one of which refuses to allow a
login as root. Any password, even the correct one, is "Incorrect". You have to
log in as a user, then su to root. This woks reliably.
The machine in question is an AMD K6/2-350, 64MB of ram, 4.3 Gig for
I have 2 machines running Mandrake 7.0, one of which refuses
to allow a
login as root. Any password, even the correct one, is "Incorrect".
You have to
log in as a user, then su to root. This woks reliably.
The machine in question is an AMD
Sounds like you set security to too high. You cannot login
as root. Only as a user then su.
At 08:53 AM 8/4/2000 +, Declan Moriarty wrote:
I have 2 machines running Mandrake 7.0, one of which refuses to
allow a
login as root. Any password, even the correct one, is "Incorrect". You
Perhaps you have an empty /etc/securetty ???
deleting your /etc/securetty you'll be able to log on as root from
everywhere
I have 2 machines running Mandrake 7.0, one of which refuses to
allow a
login as root. Any password, even the correct one, is "Incorrect".
You have to
log in
man login
man securetty.
On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, kf wrote:
Are you trying to log in as root remotely? If so, this is disallowed by
default on many Unixen as a security hole. Can't remember just now which
file it is you need to edit. Anybody?
kf
On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Declan Moriarty
this usually happen when you choose high security install.
in this type you're not allow to login as root in your console, but you
have to login as user and the su.
try medium security.
On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Declan Moriarty wrote:
I have 2 machines running Mandrake 7.0, one of which
it means you kill yourself. Off course that is very unsecure, cause you
can login as root from remote.
On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, LINUX_1 wrote:
Perhaps you have an empty /etc/securetty ???
deleting your /etc/securetty you'll be able to log on as root from
everywhere
I have 2 machines
:The root user should ALWAYS have access, especially to the console. This
is probably
I am not so sure about this. Imagine someone who is using cryptographic
file-system, or ssh-agent. Or sipmly someone who has a bunch of naked
women as background .-)
He certainly does not like the idea of root
I've seen such a thing being done in UNIX (the administrator 'unlocked' a
workstation using some kind of super-user password) so I'm sure it can be
done in Linux as well. Sorry but don't know how. I wonder if this is at all
related to shadow passwords?
Rui
-Original Message-
From:
:~ And what about the cases, where a user blocks a computer by locking it´s
:~ screensaver and disappearing into a 2 hour long break? It would be wonderful
:~ if the superuser could unlock the screen and log out the user in such
:~ cases... Especially if you are in a educational surrounding, with
The root user should ALWAYS have access, especially to the console. This is probably
and oversight of the KDE people, because it does work in CDE. Killing the X server
will get you in but seems extreme for just getting past a screen saver ("I sure
hope Johnny saved his work!"). Another way you
Recently I discovered that the root password does not unlock my
KDE screen if I lock it as a user. I figure there must be a setting I
missed somewhere but , swelp em. I cannot find it. Anyone know where
I enable this feature?
--
Stephen Carville
Stephen Carville wrote:
Recently I discovered that the root password does not unlock my
KDE screen if I lock it as a user. I figure there must be a setting I
missed somewhere but , swelp em. I cannot find it. Anyone know where
I enable this feature?
--
Stephen Carville
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