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12-24-2003, 07:21 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Dec 2003
Posts: 1
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change password
i'm running redhat 8 and here's my problem:
i forgot my computer on and someone change my password (i'm a student and live with other coleagues)
so, he changed my root password (as a joke ) but he can't remember the new one.
i understand that there is a way to change your password without knowing the old one (u are supposed to write something in the logger ). i have the 'grub' logger
thx
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12-24-2003, 08:03 AM
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Moderator
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Kent, England
Distribution: Debian Testing
Posts: 19,192
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2 things:
the first is: why were you logged in as root? As you have found, that is the most insecure thing you could have possibly done. You should always create a user account and then use 'su' to run root apps and to install.
the second is: using the search function, I found these they should be of help.
Welcome to LQ and Merry Christmas.
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12-24-2003, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Feb 2002
Location: harvard, il
Distribution: Ubuntu 11.4,DD-WRT micro plus ssh,lfs-6.6,Fedora 15,Fedora 16
Posts: 3,233
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true, but as far as i know, 'su' requires the root password! and sudo requires you to have permission to use sudo.
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12-24-2003, 10:02 AM
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Moderator
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Kent, England
Distribution: Debian Testing
Posts: 19,192
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I am questioning the fact that Ratiubogdan is logging in as root and staying logged in. That is inherently unsafe - as is demonstrated by the thread.
Far better to have logged in as a normal user and then used 'su' - if the account password was changed, he could have logged in as root and reset his password. Instead of which, his system is currently unusable.
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12-24-2003, 10:29 PM
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Member
Registered: May 2001
Posts: 61
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boot into single mode.
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01-09-2004, 04:50 PM
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Member
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Romania
Distribution: Redhat Linux , Fedora & SuSe
Posts: 46
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single mode ... you get an uid0 shell
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01-09-2004, 04:51 PM
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Member
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Romania
Distribution: Redhat Linux , Fedora & SuSe
Posts: 46
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if haven't been too specific .. at the command prompt type 'linux single'
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