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Re: [suse-security] password recovery
- From: suse@xxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:25:23 -0400
- Message-id: <20040724122523.6ltvs4goccwk0wg0@xxxxxx>
Quoting Lyle Giese <lyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> That ASSUMES you have one for that version. Again, I am talking about a
> client's server(maybe used just as a SAMBA server for a workgroup) and I may
> not have done the intial install/setup.
>
> Doesn't a rescue disk need the drivers for that machine and therefore be
> made on that machine? This is not always possible because of a lack of
> total control. In RH, you could boot into single user mode and be auto
> connected as root without knowing the password.
>
My favorite is Knoppix. Keep a copy on ya and you can get into any machine with
a CD-ROM...
>
> That ASSUMES you have one for that version. Again, I am talking about a
> client's server(maybe used just as a SAMBA server for a workgroup) and I may
> not have done the intial install/setup.
>
> Doesn't a rescue disk need the drivers for that machine and therefore be
> made on that machine? This is not always possible because of a lack of
> total control. In RH, you could boot into single user mode and be auto
> connected as root without knowing the password.
>
My favorite is Knoppix. Keep a copy on ya and you can get into any machine with
a CD-ROM...
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