Angelo Bertolli wrote:
> Evan Storer wrote:
>
>> Helpful folks,
>> I just got a computer from work that was used by someone a few years
>> ago which runs Debian, and I can't do anything with it since I don't
>> know any usernames or passwords or anything. Is there some kind of
>> override to get p
Hey Evan,
Take a knoppix cd and boot with it.
Mount your PC's harddisk and delete the root's password in /etc/shadow.
Reboot with the Debian installation and you should be able to "root"
without a password...
Cheers!
Wim
On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 05:32:23PM -0400, Evan Storer wrote:
> Helpful fol
Evan Storer wrote:
Helpful folks,
I just got a computer from work that was used by someone a few years
ago which runs Debian, and I can't do anything with it since I don't
know any usernames or passwords or anything. Is there some kind of
override to get past the login screen so I can set up
Helpful folks,
I just got a computer from work that was used by someone a few years ago which runs Debian, and I can't do anything with it since I don't know any usernames or passwords or anything. Is there some kind of override to get past the login screen so I can set up my own account? Any help
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