On Wednesday 14 May 2008 10:20:38 LLLActive@GMX.Net wrote:
Hi all,
In SuSE Linux 9.x I used to be able to reset the root password in the /etc/shadow file to nul, and could reboot without password and give a new one. I have read somewhere that this loophole was removed in later OpenSUSE versions. I actually tried to do the same trick in OpenSUSE 10.3; no go.
Is there another way to delete or reset the root password if U can't remember it any more on OpenSUSE versions?
How is this a loop hole? If you can edit /etc/file, or even read it, you're already root You are aware I hope that root can run "passwd" and set a new password without having to give the old one So if you're root you can set the password. This is not a loophole But anyway, if you really want to be able to set a blank password, edit /etc/pam.d/common_auth and add "nullok" on the pam_unix2.so line Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org