Re: root password forgotten

["Rui Fragoso" <rfragoso@netcabo.pt>]

also try to figure out what speed (10, 100, autodetect) you're using on each
nic.

RF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Ryland" <pdr@pdr.cx>
To: "Debian users mailinglist" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 4:20 AM
Subject: Re: root password forgotten


> On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 04:47:55AM +0000, Stig Brautaset wrote:
> > * Andreas Leitner <nozone@sbox.tugraz.at> spake thus:
> > > 1) Issue "linux init=/bin/sh" on the lilo promt
> > > 2) Use john to crack the root password
> >
> > The machine would have to be a monster if john where to use only minutes
> > to crack a reasonable root password.
>
> I interpreted 2) above as:
>
> 2a) Write down (or scp or whatever) encrypted passwd
> 2b) Go home
> 2c) Then run john
>
> Pete
>
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