On 12/8/2000 10:03, Danny R. Gray at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> THE BIG QUESTION: Is there a way to re-install
> linux over the top of itself and reset the Root
> account without losing the data?
There are several approaches you can take. You can try booting the box into
single-user mode. At the lilo prompt type: linux 1
If the admin didn't disable that ability (it can be prevented) then you will
be presented with the root bash prompt. At which point you can type: passwd
and reset the root password yourself.
Now as someone else mentioned, there may be trojans on this system. Make
sure you have a backup of all DATA, don't worry about software as they can
be reinstalled, only the data is important. Then wipe the system and
reinstall either RH or Storm :-)
That's it.
You can try a rescue boot disk like tom's root boot disk (www.toms.net/rb)
and use that to boot the system and grab all your data.
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