Forgot my password

jamison20000e · 04-08-2017, 07:15 AM

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Shadow_7 · 04-08-2017, 08:14 AM

Various ways to change a password without requiring the password.

1) boot another distro and chroot to the install and use passwd

2) boot in singleuser mode and use passwd. Requires changing the boot parameters from the bootloader.

3) exploit one of the many vulnerabilities in linux.

Or just don't forget your password. Or have multiple users with multiple passwords so forgetting 10% of them doesn't leave you stranded (like most gamers have for their favorite game). With physical security, write your passwords down. On a sticky note stuck to the monitor. Although big brother doesn't believe in physical security. And definitely not best practices. So use industry standards and have password as your password. Or the username backwards (UID: root, PWD: toor) if you're paranoid.

BW-userx · 04-08-2017, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Safeway44

My password seems to be incorrect. Is there a way to reset it? I'm using latest Kali with CD.

this is just a thought.

other sights have a means to reset passwords. they use to just tell you what your password is. so you can use it again. now that people have taught themselves to steal said password when being sent to the user that needs same said password. they make you change it instead using a method of two point checking.

nonetheless. as it might be difficult or take a lot of time and work to set yourself up something like this to where if you forget your password all you have to do it e-Mail yourself and change it so you can get back into your System.

the easier way would be is to write it down somewhere and put it somewhere safe where you can get it if you just happen to forget it. Or e mail it to yourself and save that E mail in a folder for easy retrieval.

I do know that this does not fix your current issue but it will help you to not have it again.

TheBigMing · 04-08-2017, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBigMing

I had a similar problem and found the answer here:
[url]https://madalanarayana.wordpress.com...very-in-linux/

It does require the use of the command line,
Not able to get to the command line though.

to which Safeway44 replied:

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Article says after Grub screen:
"press ‘e’ here now you should be seeing three lines, the second line is the kernel line"
I press e and see a list and then:
Grub>
A Grub prompt which allows me to type anything after Grub>

Sorry, that's my fault. I should have specified the use of "chroot" which which forms the second part of the article

dmk

BW-userx · 04-08-2017, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Shadow_7

Various ways to change a password without requiring the password.

1) boot another distro and chroot to the install and use passwd

ethics violation?

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Originally Posted by Shadow_7

2) boot in singleuser mode and use passwd. Requires changing the boot parameters from the bootloader.

ethics violation?

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Originally Posted by Shadow_7

3) exploit one of the many vulnerabilities in linux.

ethics violation?

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Originally Posted by Shadow_7

Or just don't forget your password. Or have multiple users with multiple passwords so forgetting 10% of them doesn't leave you stranded (like most gamers have for their favorite game). With physical security, write your passwords down. On a sticky note stuck to the monitor. Although big brother doesn't believe in physical security. And definitely not best practices. So use industry standards and have password as your password. Or the username backwards (UID: root, PWD: toor) if you're paranoid.

or password same as user name - or set to no password and don't tell no one so if someone does try to get in they'll be typing in passwords trying to figure yours out and never get in because it does not need a password.

Emerson · 04-08-2017, 11:27 AM

I used to throw away my computers when the password was lost. You say it can be reset!? Oh my ...

BW-userx · 04-08-2017, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Emerson

I used to throw away my computers when the password was lost. You say it can be reset!? Oh my ...

now that is funny

Jjanel · 04-08-2017, 05:03 PM

I prefer NO /etc/passwd file! I do: telnetd -l /bin/sh
(punchline: the cd has ONLY ONE binELF: busybox)

Code:

/ # pstree -p #slightly edited, to rm dup lines; ALL -are- busybox ('applets'=symlinks)
init(1)-+-5*[sh] 
        |-telnetd(1142)---sh(5768)---pstree(27412)
        |-4*[udhcpc]
/ # find / -xdev -type f -size +1c ! -name \*.sh ! -name \*.txt | egrep -v '^/src|^/lib'
/etc/inittab
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/05_rc.dhcp
/bin/busybox
/var/log/wtmp
/.ash_history
/README
/ # strings -on3 /bin/busybox |grep -iw elf
      1 ELF
/ # pmap 1
1: init
08048000     788K r-xp  /bin/busybox
0810d000       4K r--p  /bin/busybox
0810e000       4K rw-p  /bin/busybox
08f27000     132K rw-p  [heap]
b75ce000    1480K r-xp  /lib/libc.so.6
b7740000       4K ---p  /lib/libc.so.6
b7741000       8K r--p  /lib/libc.so.6
b7743000       8K rw-p  /lib/libc.so.6
b7745000       8K rw-p    [ anon ]
b7747000     292K r-xp  /lib/libm.so.6
b7790000       4K r--p  /lib/libm.so.6
b7791000       4K rw-p  /lib/libm.so.6
b7792000       8K rw-p    [ anon ]
b7794000       8K r--p  [vvar]
b7796000       4K r-xp  [vdso]
b7797000     116K r-xp  /lib/ld-linux.so.2
b77b4000       4K r--p  /lib/ld-linux.so.2
b77b5000       4K rw-p  /lib/ld-linux.so.2
bfecf000     132K rw-p  [stack]
mapped: 3012K
/ # ip a|grep -w inet;ip r
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
    inet 192.168.6.246/24 scope global eth0 <<<prior 'hotspot' dhcpS (+several secondaryS!)
    inet 192.168.10.228/24 scope global eth0 <<<VBox bridged; current hotspot
    inet 10.0.3.15/24 scope global eth1 <<<VBox default NAT (no host>guest w/OUT portFwd!)
    inet 169.254.2.101/16 scope global eth2  <<<VBox 'host-only' myRFC3927net
default via 10.0.3.2 dev eth1
10.0.3.0/24 dev eth1  src 10.0.3.15
169.254.0.0/16 dev eth2  src 169.254.2.101
192.168.6.0/24 dev eth0  src 192.168.6.246
192.168.10.0/24 dev eth0  src 192.168.10.228
/ #

wth is sit0? ps -o args -> udhcpc -b -i sit0 -s /etc/05_rc.dhcp Oh!Isee:NecroANT

wpeckham · 04-10-2017, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BW-userx

ethics violation?

Where do you see the recovery of access to your own hardware running the operating system you yourself installed any "ethics violation"? Not arguing, just not seeing where you get this from and want to understand.

jamison20000e · 04-10-2017, 06:50 AM

Prove it's their OS...

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BW-userx · 04-10-2017, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by wpeckham

Where do you see the recovery of access to your own hardware running the operating system you yourself installed any "ethics violation"? Not arguing, just not seeing where you get this from and want to understand.

I never said it was, it is a question not a statement.

Did you just happen to notice this little thing '?' called a question mark. Something man came up with for them that cannot figure out if what that other person is writing is a question or a statement.

therefore it is NOT not me making a statement that yes it is an ethics violation but rather put to question "is it an ethics violation"

without having to type all of the other words out, man came up with this to notate a question '?' to help them that cannot figure out what that one person is writing.

Have you even had to read Hebrew in its original text, or other ancient texts? They do not have theses things ? . or commas even to help some one know if that is the end of a sentence or what. one has to take how it is written and figure out where the thought begins and ends. To try and figure out what it was they were trying to say. Talk about having to use ones brain to figure out what is really going on.

so to eliminate that and improve on how man communicates his thoughts to another in writing someone came up with notation marks one is called a question mark.

Quote:

ethics violation?
or
"is it an ethics violation"

as one might see that the second sentence does not really require the question mark to make it a question. Just by the way it is written. were the first one can be put to question just you did had I had I not used a question mark.

they both are just questions, neither one of them are stating what I believe to be a truth.

because they are questions not statements.

your question on where do I see it for me to violate "protocol" if it is my system, no I do not. I put to question the giving out of such information that now can be used to attack someone else system, is that an ethics violation? (it could even be miscued as a LQ violation for giving out such information.)

I just did not want to write this much on that or this either, but here I go having to explain myself again and now am being put into a state of fear unjustly. because their are ones in here that love to flex their muscles can now accuse me, and sight me of some infraction of the rules even if I am not in the wrong.

and the others go free regardless if they are right or wrong.

Shadow_7 · 04-10-2017, 03:12 PM

If you want to get technical. Linux is an ethics violation. Mostly for proprietary software vendors who like to make money. But even countries like Australia with profanity laws, of which the source code for the linux kernel violates.

jamison20000e · 04-10-2017, 04:29 PM

"profanity laws" L O F-ing L

ondoho · 04-11-2017, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Shadow_7

But even countries like Australia with profanity laws, of which the source code for the linux kernel violates.

sounds like there's a nice anecdote behind that statement?

Safeway44 · 04-11-2017, 02:57 AM

I forgot my username as well. I tried root already. How do I reset the username?