20 Sep
1999
20 Sep
'99
5:07 p.m.
I can't get in at all. If I had another system, I could
mount the volume and jigger the /etc/passwd file. But I
don't.
I can't even boot the kernal manually--
Jeff
On Sun, 19 Sep 1999 23:50:57 -0400 (EDT) "Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner"
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Guys:
I just scored a HP 9000/340 (I think), and the hard drive
has HP/UX loaded on it. I don't know the root password,
of course. Anybody know of a way to break into this, or
should I wipe it and start over?
Can you log into it at all, with any account? If not, and you can't
get
it on the network, then you might as well wipe the disk and start
over. If,
however, you can get logged in, check `/etc/passwd'. If each entry
looks
like:
root:Anu2szvaCOvwg:0:0:root:/root:/bin/tcsh
(where the `:' delimeted second field is all characters) then you have
a
chance by running the file through a UNIX password cracking program.
If,
however, it looks like:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/tcsh
or
root:*:0:0:root:/root:/bin/tcsh
you might as well wipe the disk and start over. That is, unless, the
person
you recieved it from knows the root password (or knows someone that
has the
root password).
-spc (But only wipe the disk if you have a copy of the OS to
reinstall.
If not, there are still ways ... )