Comments on: HOWTO: Bypass a Forgotten Root Password http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/ Linux Tips - Information for Using Linux Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:56:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Happy Space Invader http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-14235 Happy Space Invader Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:52:54 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/#comment-14235 Doesn't work for me. I get to the command line prompt, but when I type in "passwd", the letters don't appear. I press return anyway and it prompts me for a new UNIX password, but as I'm typing it in, it interprets some of my key presses as a return. So I type "reset" and I get a properly functioning command line, run the passwd command and can apparently change the root password, but then the "reboot" command doesn't work, instead giving the error: "shutdown: Unable to send message: Connection refused" If I Ctrl+Alt+Del, when the machine comes back, the new password I set for root isn't accepted. All of this on Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic. Doesn’t work for me. I get to the command line prompt, but when I type in “passwd”, the letters don’t appear. I press return anyway and it prompts me for a new UNIX password, but as I’m typing it in, it interprets some of my key presses as a return.

So I type “reset” and I get a properly functioning command line, run the passwd command and can apparently change the root password, but then the “reboot” command doesn’t work, instead giving the error: “shutdown: Unable to send message: Connection refused”

If I Ctrl+Alt+Del, when the machine comes back, the new password I set for root isn’t accepted.

All of this on Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic.

]]> By: Bateta http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-3506 Bateta Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:35:46 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/#comment-3506 but is there a way to change the root password while you have already locked on the machine without necessarily booting in single mood. but let me try out the above first. but is there a way to change the root password while you have already locked on the machine without necessarily booting in single mood.
but let me try out the above first.

]]> By: Praful Kumar http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-2071 Praful Kumar Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:03:24 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/#comment-2071 It is really good stuff! Thanks for it. @Praful It is really good stuff!
Thanks for it.

@Praful

]]> By: tinnitus http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-3310 tinnitus Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:37:23 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/#comment-3310 boot off a LiveCD, chroot into the primary hard disk and use passwd. boot off a LiveCD, chroot into the primary hard disk and use passwd.

]]> By: Vituz http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Vituz Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:35:38 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/#comment-865 Guys, i tried the /init/bash method on PCLinuxOS and it backfired. Something to do with not being able to read cracklib dict, whatever tat is. any Help? Guys, i tried the /init/bash method on PCLinuxOS and it backfired. Something to do with not being able to read cracklib dict, whatever tat is. any Help?

]]> By: Jon http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Jon Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:17:35 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/#comment-454 Cypian, Did you try the method above? Cypian,

Did you try the method above?

]]> By: Cyprian M Makhafola http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Cyprian M Makhafola Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:10:01 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/#comment-453 Hi Guys please help me, i have a Suse Linux and the root passwd is unknown. Please help me? Hi Guys please help me, i have a Suse Linux and the root passwd is unknown. Please help me?

]]> By: Jon http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Jon Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:23:27 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/#comment-259 Hey Tom, Glad it helped! Enjoy your magical adventures :) Hey Tom,

Glad it helped! Enjoy your magical adventures :)

]]> By: Tom http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Tom Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:05:28 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/#comment-258 thank you, it works! now i can continue my adventures in the magical world called Linux *O* thank you, it works!
now i can continue my adventures in the magical world called Linux *O*

]]> By: Jon http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Jon Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:18:02 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-bypass-a-forgotten-root-password/#comment-242 Hi Kaylan, I still think GNU/Linux is pretty secure. Any of these methods to retrieve or change the root password require physical access to the machine. If someone has physical access to your machine, then you've got bigger problems :) Hi Kaylan,

I still think GNU/Linux is pretty secure. Any of these methods to retrieve or change the root password require physical access to the machine. If someone has physical access to your machine, then you’ve got bigger problems :)

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