Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:31:15 +0200 From: rank1seeker@gmail.com To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pw Message-ID: <20130604.053115.126.1@DOMY-PC> In-Reply-To: <AAB4D39A-BDD4-4572-AFC9-E7A907342A47@dataix.net> References: <20130603.214755.24886.0@webmail02.dca.untd.com> <AAB4D39A-BDD4-4572-AFC9-E7A907342A47@dataix.net>
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> I guess I could have been more clear about this as well...=0D=0A> =0D=0A> = Files you need ( pre-prepped ):=0D=0A> /etc/passwd=0D=0A> = /etc/master.passwd=0D=0A> /etc/pwd.db=0D=0A> =0D=0A> - or -=0D=0A> Use = /usr/bin/vi following up with /usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb=0D=0A> =0D=0A> - or = -=0D=0A> =0D=0A> /usr/sbin/vipw=0D=0A> =0D=0A> Either which way there is = a man page for each and recovering a old system like that with even newer = live media is not that hard of a task considering you don't need to do = anything with the passwd files at all in order to mount any of the slices = and pull whatever it is off from it directly.=0D=0A> =0D=0A> PS: the = utilities that are there have already been written. You have just wasted = several years just not looking for them or using them correctly and would = suggest that you write something if these are not satisfyingly straight = forward enough for you.=0D=0A> =0D=0A> Several years of no answer might = just be the answer that was right there before you in the first = place.=0D=0A> =0D=0A> #AH=0D=0A> =0D=0A> -- =0D=0A> Jason = Hellenthal=0D=0A> Inbox: = jhellenthal@DataIX.net=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AFastest way is to simply = drop into a single user mode and just pick a shell.=0D=0ANow you are THE = root. (By default, entering into single user mode, doesn't prompt for = password)=0D=0Amount / RW and # passwd (it exists on = 4.x?)=0D=0AVolila!=0D=0A=0D=0ADomagoj Smol=E8i=E6
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