kuser + root passwd lost

[Dionysios Skamnakis]

Alex Papadopoulos wrote:

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> Xairetw()
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> Zestes ayth th bdomada kai perierga pragmata symbainoun.
> 
> Xrhsimopoihsa (gia prwth fora dammit) to kuser gia na pros8esw enan 
> xrhsth sto systhma mou. Me to pou teleiwsa, phga na kanw ena su se mia 
> konsola kai eida oti den dexotan to root password mou.
> 
> ....kai ayto htan! Ektote, den exw root password! Dokimasa to password 
> tou xrhsth pou ebala, mpas kai mperdeythke ekei, tipota. Keno, mpas kai 
> to esbhse me tis allages sto /etc/shadow, tipota. Pali kala pou ekana 
> dokimastika setuid root ton pppd prin apo deka lepta alliws 8a eixa ena 
> axrhsto mhxanhma!
> 
> Kammia idea? (ektos apo hacking :-) )
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> -

den 3erw pws giati egine oti egine, pantws mporeis poli eukola na baleis to
password pou 8eleis gia ton root ki as mhn 3ereis to yparxon password.

arketa palia gurisa apo treles diakopes kai eixa 3exasei to password. ( 
gia na min
me pare3igisete auto exei ginei mono mia fora - pane twra arketa xronia).

Tespa. Bootara me disketa, ekana mount to systhma mou kai meta chroot , 
etsi
wste na exw thn idia domi me auti pou mpaineis kanonika. H diafora einai 
oti eisai
san root, pou malista den exei password h toulaxiston to 3ereis. Opote 
poly apla kaneis
passwd kai ola meli gala [:-)]

Nomizw xwris omws na to exw kanei, oti mporeis na kaneis kati paromoio 
pairnwntas arguments
sto LILO, alla 8elei ligo koitagma gia to pws 8a to kaneis