Re: Emergency use of boot-rescue disk.
per_adua32 <ulla.russell@pp.inet.fi> writes:
> % 4. Edit the second field, which is the encrypted password, of
> % /etc/passwd to show nothing. It would look something like this:
> % You should then be able to login as root with no password at all.
> Problem is I don't understand one logs in as root without a
> password.
Did you follow the instructions? If so, you should subsequently
be able to boot your system, type 'root' at the Login: prompt and
being thrown into a shell without ever being asked for a password.
You can then use passwd(1) to set a new password for root.
Of course this is highly insecure if the machine connects to
a network automatically as it boots, so unplug any LAN connections
you have while doing this, and preferably boot it into single
user mode until you've created a new root password.
--
Henning Makholm
http://www.diku.dk/students/makholm
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