Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 14:25:01 -0800 (PST) From: Ken Bolingbroke <hacker@bolingbroke.com> To: "Zaitsau, Andrei" <AZaitsau@panasonicfa.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: lost root password Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012061422170.98775-100000@fremont.bolingbroke.com> In-Reply-To: <054F7DAA9E54D311AD090008C74CE9BD01F1E768@exchange.panasonicfa.com>
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It's not all that hard to temporarily (or even permanently) plug a spare floppy drive into the machine... The alternative is to "crack" through the machine's security. Ken On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Zaitsau, Andrei wrote: > There is no floppy or CD-ROM drive is available :) > Only network or guest account... > Anyone? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rink Springer [mailto:rink@springer.cx] > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 4:11 AM > To: Zaitsau, Andrei > Subject: Re: lost root password > > > Easy: > > Boot FreeBSD using a kernel and fixit floppy, mount the all filesystems from > your disk on /mnt (so that'll be /mnt for root, /mnt/usr for /usr etc), and > chroot /mnt. Then, you can just passwd(1) it. > > --Rink > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Zaitsau, Andrei" <AZaitsau@panasonicfa.com> > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Cc: <mertis@ameritech.net> > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 11:04 PM > Subject: lost root password > > > > Hello Everybody, > > There is very funny problem. > > My friend managed to forget his root password somehow :) > > Single user mode is also password protected. > > The system does not have floppy or CD-ROM drive, it can be accessed > directly > > or via network, he only can login via guest account.(Telnet, FTP is > > working). > > Does anyone has any Idea how he can get root password recovered? > > I just do not have any clues how to do that. > > Thanks. > > P.S.This really hilarious :) > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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