Sorry for the cross post All of a sudden my root password doesn't work. Looks like I've been hacked (though the last time I ran YOU was three weeks ago) it's a Firewall/Web system with ports 80,22,postgres open. Anyways I need to know the command to boot lilo to super user mode. Rowan Reid Job Captain, Systems Administrator STUDIO 3 ARCHITECTS 909 982 1717
On Monday 26 November 2001 1:19 pm, Rowan Reid wrote:
Sorry for the cross post
All of a sudden my root password doesn't work. Looks like I've been hacked (though the last time I ran YOU was three weeks ago) it's a Firewall/Web system with ports 80,22,postgres open. Anyways I need to know the command to boot lilo to super user mode.
At the 'lilo' prompt, run 'linux single'. Note that if configured properly, it'll ask you for a password (which is burried in your lilo.conf). The other option is to boot from the boot CDROM/floppy into "rescue" mode. -Nick
At the 'lilo' prompt, run 'linux single'. Note that if configured properly, it'll ask you for a password (which is burried in your lilo.conf).
The other option is to boot from the boot CDROM/floppy into "rescue" mode.
I tried single it booted the kernel then asked me for the root password. ?!? Which I didn't have In the past it never did this it asked for the new password and that was it.
* Rowan Reid; <rreid@studio3arc.com> on 26 Nov, 2001 wrote:
At the 'lilo' prompt, run 'linux single'. Note that if configured properly, it'll ask you for a password (which is burried in your lilo.conf).
The other option is to boot from the boot CDROM/floppy into "rescue" mode.
I tried single it booted the kernel then asked me for the root password. ?!? Which I didn't have In the past it never did this it asked for the new password and that was it.
1)lilo: linux init=/bin/sh should give you the rootshell, 2) mount / -n -o remount,rw to mount / writeable, than passwd and set a new password 3) mount / -n -o remount,ro after that and you should be able after reboot to login with your new password. -- Togan Muftuoglu Unofficial SuSE FAQ Maintainer http://dinamizm.ath.cx
1)lilo: linux init=/bin/sh should give you the rootshell,
2) mount / -n -o remount,rw to mount / writeable, than passwd and set a new password 3) mount / -n -o remount,ro after that and you should be able after reboot to login with your new password.
Ok that worked thanks ...
* Rowan Reid; <rreid@studio3arc.com> on 26 Nov, 2002 wrote:
1)lilo: linux init=/bin/sh should give you the rootshell,
2) mount / -n -o remount,rw to mount / writeable, than passwd and set a new password 3) mount / -n -o remount,ro after that and you should be able after reboot to login with your new password.
Ok that worked thanks ...
Because it is on the Unofficial SuSEFAQ :-) http://susefaq.sourceforge.net/useradding.html#AEN1284 -- Togan Muftuoglu Unofficial SuSE FAQ Maintainer http://dinamizm.ath.cx
if you have another linux box take out your drive, install and mount it on the other system. Look in the /etc/passwd file for a line beginning with root:somthing encrypted:rest of line remove the characters between the two colons. unmount the drive and turn off the second machine. reinstall and boot the first computer. login as root you wont need a password. Run passwd and create one. CWSIV On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 11:38:22 -0800 Rowan Reid <rreid@studio3arc.com> writes:
At the 'lilo' prompt, run 'linux single'. Note that if configured properly, it'll ask you for a password (which is burried in your lilo.conf).
The other option is to boot from the boot CDROM/floppy into "rescue" mode.
I tried single it booted the kernel then asked me for the root password. ?!? Which I didn't have In the past it never did this it asked for the new password and that was it.
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