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Re: Need help for my server



On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 11:53:27AM +0100, Haucke Hartmann wrote:
> i have forgotten my root password. is there an universal root PW for
> debian 2.2r5 which always work

No, thank goodness. :)

> or a way to "crack" the old one ??

Presumably you have physical access to the machine: if so, boot with the
init=/bin/sh parameter (e.g. if the normal LILO image name is 'linux'
then tell LILO 'linux init=/bin/sh') and change the password.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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