Hello guys,

I try to retrive Root password from Suse 10.1 linux machine. I try many difrrent ways from net but no luck. Let me explain where is the problem.

- i'm starting from Suse 10.1 boot CD
- then Resuce System (after while there is red windows telling: Could not find Suse Linux Install Source. Activaitng Manual setup Program),OK
- then chosing lanugage and keyboard
- In the Main menue window I pick up, Start Installation or System,
- then Start Rescue System
- Source media (CD-ROM),
- Automatic DHCP (Yes),

and in the text trybe: Resuce login (root). And when I try to mount drive

mount /dev/hda1 /mnt I've got. (You must specifie the file system type).

When I do:

fdisk -l, it shows:

/dev/hda1* ... f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 83 Linux
/dec/hda6 82 Linux Swap
/dev/hda7 82 Linux Swap
/dev/hda8 83 Linux
/dev/hda9 83 Linux

Is any thing what could help on this situation.

Thank You

I didn't really get where is the problem.
Do you have a problem to rescue a root password or to mount /dev/hda1?

I think to recuse a root password you need to mount first

i am doubting that /dev/hda1 is your / partition!
try /dev/hda5 /dev/hda8 or /dev/hda9!

I manage to mount it was hda8, I remove password from passwd and shadow but know when I try to type root in ligin user window I have "Authentication Failure".

perhaps before editing passwd and shadow files manually you should know what you are doing!
the x in passwd (column where the password is supposed to be) means the password is md5'ed in the shadow file!

You need the entry in the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files. The entry in /etc/passwd should look like:

root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

and when you are done, the entry in /etc/shadow should look like:

root::13930:0:99999:7:::

If you just remove the lines, the root user no longer exists on your system, and you won't be able to log in as root.

HTH

Forrest

I went to resuce mode, loginin as root. I done mount /dev/hda8 /mnt, then chroot /mnt, then I try to do passwd root and:

Cannot open /dev/urandom for reading: No such file or directory

Cannot create salt for blowfish script
Error: pasword NOT changed
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

Help Please !!!

you sometimes need a /dev and /proc directory in a chrooted environment.

google for 'chroot setup' to find out how to create those directories.

If you could mount hda8 using rescue disk to /mnt, you could delete that 'x' in the line for root in /mnt/etc/passwd [so that it looks like root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash]. It won't ask for root passwd now. Reboot.When back in your system, put that 'x' back and run passwd to create new passwd.