[Tfug] Cracking a root password?

Glen Pfeiffer glen at thepfeiffers.net
Mon Sep 10 17:08:14 MST 2007


On 09/10/2007 04:51 PM, Christopher Robbins wrote:
> I don't have the old admin around, so I gotta start plugging 
> away at this one on my own.
> 
> Ideas?

Do you have physical access?

If so then:

- boot with a livecd
- mkdir /tmp
- mount /dev/hda1 /tmp
- chroot /tmp
- passwd
- type your new password
(untested)

-- 
Glen 





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