From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 8 5:52:28 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 8 05:52:26 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from joe.pythonvideo.com (joe.pythonvideo.com [209.226.29.94]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9977837B401 for ; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 05:52:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (joe@localhost) by joe.pythonvideo.com (8.11.1/8.11.0) with ESMTP id eB8Dpvn04604; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:51:57 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from joe@whosyourdaddy.com) X-Authentication-Warning: joe.pythonvideo.com: joe owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:51:56 -0500 (EST) From: Joe Oliveiro X-Sender: joe@joe.pythonvideo.com To: "Zaitsau, Andrei" Cc: "'Rink Springer'" , "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: lost root password In-Reply-To: <054F7DAA9E54D311AD090008C74CE9BD01F1E768@exchange.panasonicfa.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG what your asking is basically how to hack a box. I highly doubt it will be that easy. The less work of the two would be installing a floppy drive. Otherwise start scanning the box for remotely / locally exploitable programs. (good luck, you'll need it) Microsoft: "Where would you like to go to today" Linux: "Where would you like to go tomorrow" FreeBSD: "Hey,when are you guys going to catch up" 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" > To: > Cc: > 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