[LUG.ro] usuario root

Walter Castro lugro@lugro.org.ar
Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:26:10 -0300


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nunca lo hice, pero supongo que con un knoppix y desde una consola root,
montas la particion ......

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NULL ROOT PASSWD WITHOUT VI

As admins We never forget the root password,
RIGHT? 

Although sometimes we do inherit machines in 
which we don't know the root password. 
 
Here is a way to null the root password from 
the password file.

It comes a time in every admins life that we
will have to go into mini-root and change the
password file without the use of vi. 

The following example shows how to achieve this
on the /etc/shadow file, but the same basic 
commands can be achieved on the /etc/passwd file
for those platforms that don't support shadow 
passwords.

Use "ed" - and the 13 dots method
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# cp /etc/shadow /etc/shadow.bak
# ed /etc/shadow
1p
s/:.............:/::/ 
1p
w
q  

-----Original Message-----
From: Obi Wan Kenobi [mailto:colono2002@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 4:49 PM
To: lugro@lugro.org.ar
Subject: [LUG.ro] usuario root


hola, tengo un problema con el server de la empresa donde trabajo, que esta
montado sobre un Linux Red Hat, el buen hombre que lo hizo se fue a EEUU
llevandose consigo el usuario Root, hay alguna manera de poder saber cual es
el usuario o de tumbarlo y crear uno nuevo sin estropear el server? gracias

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>NULL ROOT PASSWD WITHOUT VI</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>As admins We never forget the root password,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>RIGHT? </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Although sometimes we do inherit machines in </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>which we don't know the root password. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Here is a way to null the root password from </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the password file.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>It comes a time in every admins life that we</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>will have to go into mini-root and change the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>password file without the use of vi. </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>The following example shows how to achieve =
this</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>on the /etc/shadow file, but the same basic </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>commands can be achieved on the /etc/passwd =
file</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>for those platforms that don't support shadow =
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>passwords.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Use &quot;ed&quot; - and the 13 dots method</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>---------------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2># cp /etc/shadow /etc/shadow.bak</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2># ed /etc/shadow</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>1p</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>s/:.............:/::/ </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>1p</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>w</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>q&nbsp; </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Obi Wan Kenobi [<A =
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 4:49 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: lugro@lugro.org.ar</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: [LUG.ro] usuario root</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>hola, tengo un problema con el server de la empresa =
donde trabajo, que esta montado sobre un Linux Red Hat, el buen hombre =
que lo hizo se fue a EEUU llevandose consigo el usuario Root, hay =
alguna manera de poder saber cual es el usuario o de tumbarlo y crear =
uno nuevo sin estropear el server? gracias</FONT></P>

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