Hello Mr. L.,
> I managed to enter through grub
After this event, please reinstall your box, because the intruder
probably has left backdoors open. After the installation please run all
updates, prefereably downloaded with another safe box.
Bye,
Leonard.
--
How clean is a war when you shoot
asswd root"
to change the root passwd?
Then type reboot???
Les
- Original Message -
From: "Samuel Flory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Root is GONE
> Mr. L.R. Adrian w
Mr. L.R. Adrian wrote:
Also,
In /etc/
there are three passwd files:
passwd
passwd-
These are normally there.
an passwd.OLD
This is not normally on most systems. Maybe a someone was editing the
password file by hand. Or possibly a broken script. Maybe from some
from some script kiddy.
the
remember, or something. Use the redhat install cdrom and type "rescue"
at the initial prompt before the cdrom boots.
thanks
Les
- Original Message -
From: "Jonathan Bartlett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 2:57 PM
Subje
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: Root is GONE
> IF you have been hacked, you should just backup your data and reinstall.
>
> Are you sure theres no other way you could have lost your /etc/passwd
> file? That's basica
???
thanks
Les
- Original Message -
From: "Jonathan Bartlett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: Root is GONE
> IF you have been hacked, you should just backup your data and reinstall.
>
> Are you sure the
IF you have been hacked, you should just backup your data and reinstall.
Are you sure theres no other way you could have lost your /etc/passwd
file? That's basically the problem - /etc/passwd is either missing or
corrupted - and thus it can't find the root user. I don't think shadow
has much to
