[ale] Hacking root password...

[Carl Forsell]

"linux 1" takes me to the same point as "linux" or just letting it boot
without intervention.  All take me to asking for a password that I don't
have.  ( I tried root with no password, and with every password the client
could suggest.  All were invalid).

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael H. Warfield <mhw at wittsend.com>
To: ale at ale.org
To: Carl Forsell <cforsell at roman.net>
Cc: Michael H. Warfield <mhw at wittsend.com>; ale at ale.org <ale at ale.org>
Date: Friday, July 28, 2000 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] Hacking root password...


>On Sat, Jul 29, 2000 at 05:57:19PM -0400, Carl Forsell wrote:
>> I used (all lower case) linux 1
>
> Then it should have worked.  If it didn't, what error did you get?
>If you had "linux" as an option to lilo, then why didn't "linux" work?
>(The "1" is just a parameter to the boot request, it doesn't change the
>boot image you are questing).
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael H. Warfield <mhw at wittsend.com>
>> To: Carl Forsell <cforsell at roman.net>
>> Cc: ale at ale.org <ale at ale.org>
>> Date: Friday, July 28, 2000 5:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ale] Hacking root password...
>>
>>
>> >On Sat, Jul 29, 2000 at 05:39:05PM -0400, Carl Forsell wrote:
>> >> Tried it... it did not take linux 1.  I hit "tab" and "linux" was only
>> >> choice available.
>> >
>> > Huh?
>> >
>> > If "linux" was the choice available, it certainly should have
>> >taken "linux 1" because that's "linux" with a parameter of "1"
specifying
>> >run level 1.  What EXACTLY did you type in and what EXACTLY was your
>> >error (note capitallization and SPACES are significant).
>> >
>> >> Jeff suggested that the scsi controller may not be initialized by the
>> rescue
>> >> disk.  Interesting thought, since hack has worked on IDE's in the
past.
>> >> I'll look into initializing the scsi card and see what happens.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for the suggestions.  Your help is deeply appreciated!
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Michelangelo Grigni <mic at mathcs.emory.edu>
>> >> To: cforsell at roman.net <cforsell at roman.net>
>> >> Date: Friday, July 28, 2000 5:15 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [ale] Hacking root password...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >If you can boot to single user mode (add "1" to lilo prompt?)
>> >> >then you might forego the diskette and use whatever mount
>> >> >setup they have.
>> >> >
>> >>
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