Re: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-19 Thread Ryan Caveney
dnesday, January 19, 2000 2:48 PM Subject: RE: Root doesn't accept password >On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Jeff Graves wrote: > >>> 'linux 1' at the LILO prompt gets in as root w/o password. >> >> Are you joking me? You can honestly get root access that easy? >

Re: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-19 Thread Mike Cathey
Todd, Hmm...thats cool. The only way that I was previously aware of was 'bootlabel init 1' (eg, 'linux init 1'). Thanks for the info. Mike "Todd A. Jacobs" wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Michael Gatti wrote: > > > Well what I would like to ask is there a way to recover the password > > or am I

RE: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-19 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Jeff Graves wrote: >> 'linux 1' at the LILO prompt gets in as root w/o password. > > Are you joking me? You can honestly get root access that easy? Can you say "physical security?" I knew you could! A good first step is setting a BIOS boot password if your system supports o

Re: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-19 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Michael Gatti wrote: > Well what I would like to ask is there a way to recover the password > or am I gonna have to reinstall the hole server? Boot into single user mode, and change the password there. At the lilo prompt, use "linux single" to boot into single user mode. --

Re: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-16 Thread Igmar Palsenberg
> Hello everyone > > I'm with a little password problem, we instaled a Linux server for a > company that has a dedicated line with my ISP and one of the guys > that works there (I know it's my fault cause I gave them the root's > password) changed it and know he doesn't remember what's the co

RE: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread Ward William E PHDN
EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 3:50 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Cc: recipient.list.not.shown; @nswcphdn.navy.mil Subject: RE: Root doesn't accept password On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Ward William E PHDN wrote: > 2) Only if you know where the boot kernal is... he didn

RE: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread Duncan Hill
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Ward William E PHDN wrote: > 2) Only if you know where the boot kernal is... he didn't > mention that one. Of course, a lot of people leave the/a > boot kernal in the default Hit the tab key at the LILO prompt :) Hey presto, all kernels available in the lilo.conf file.

RE: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread Alan Mead
At 03:22 PM 1/14/00 -0500, Ward William E PHDN wrote: >There are more "Buts" than that, all though they are only >technicalities. 7) You can usually set a BIOS password. --- Alan D. Mead / Research Scientist / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Institute for Personality and Ability Testing 1801 Woodfield Dr

RE: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread Ward William E PHDN
y 14, 2000 8:39 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Cc: recipient.list.not.shown; @nswcphdn.navy.mil Subject: RE: Root doesn't accept password On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Jeff Graves wrote: > Are you joking me? You can honestly get root access that easy? Yes, but, and there is a but, enabling a li

Re: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread fred smith
On Fri, Jan 14, 2000 at 09:46:34AM -0200, Michael Gatti wrote: > Hello everyone > > I'm with a little password problem, we instaled a Linux server for a > company that has a dedicated line with my ISP and one of the guys > that works there (I know it's my fault cause I gave them the root's > p

RE: Root doesn't accept password -Reply

2000-01-14 Thread Mike Hunziker
king me? You can honestly get root access that easy? -Original Message- From: Hal Burgiss [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 7:56 AM To: RedHat Mail List Subject: Re: Root doesn't accept password On Fri, Jan 14, 2000 at 09:46:34AM -0200, Michael Gatti wrote: &

Re: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread Hal Burgiss
On Fri, Jan 14, 2000 at 08:21:26AM -0500, Jeff Graves wrote: > Are you joking me? You can honestly get root access that easy? Probably. Maybe this should have been qualified 'in a default install' it works this way. This assumes runlevel 1 has not been monkeyed with and there is no LILO password,

RE: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread Frank Carreiro
reason why physical security is soo important... > > > Are you joking me? You can honestly get root access that easy? > > -Original Message- > From: Hal Burgiss [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 7:56 AM > To: RedHat Mail List > Su

RE: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread Duncan Hill
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Jeff Graves wrote: > Are you joking me? You can honestly get root access that easy? Yes, but, and there is a but, enabling a lilo password stops that. However, if someone has physical access to a machine, all the passwords in the world will not really help you. A boot flopp

RE: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread Jeff Graves
Are you joking me? You can honestly get root access that easy? -Original Message- From: Hal Burgiss [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 7:56 AM To: RedHat Mail List Subject:Re: Root doesn't accept password On Fri, Jan 14, 2000 at 09:46:34AM

Re: Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread Hal Burgiss
On Fri, Jan 14, 2000 at 09:46:34AM -0200, Michael Gatti wrote: > I'm with a little password problem, we instaled a Linux server for a > company that has a dedicated line with my ISP and one of the guys > that works there (I know it's my fault cause I gave them the root's > password) changed it and

Root doesn't accept password

2000-01-14 Thread Michael Gatti
Hello everyone I'm with a little password problem, we instaled a Linux server for a company that has a dedicated line with my ISP and one of the guys that works there (I know it's my fault cause I gave them the root's password) changed it and know he doesn't remember what's the correct passwo