how to log into linux without knowing the password?
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how to log into linux without knowing the password?
hi,
just took over a PC here from someone i can't get hold of, who have left it to me. containing a 'red hat enterprise linux 3' installed inside as a stand alone machine.
problem is, when it has finished loading, and reaches the log-in screen where password is being prompted to be entered, I do not know the password that the previous user has set in order to get into linux desktop.
anyone who could help me around here? password cracks, or anything at all..appreciate it.
by default, the root login would be " root ", and this can't be changed, am i right to say that?
okays, anyways, i'm on a local area network here connected to internet as well. so, how do I configure red hat linux enterprise linux 3 here to connect to the LAN?
by default, the root login would be " root ", and this can't be changed, am i right to say that?
Yes
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okays, anyways, i'm on a local area network here connected to internet as well. so, how do I configure red hat linux enterprise linux 3 here to connect to the LAN?
The GUI program for network configuration is 'redhat-config-network'. You can try running this as a command or it should be in the menus. If you don't have it installed try installing it with
Code:
up2date redhat-config-network
or
yum install redhat-config-network #assuming the guy you took it over from setup yum
You could also do it by editing the config files directly. The files are:
/etc/sysconfig/network - set hostname and default gateway, eg:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX - where X is the number of the network interface you're using. They are numbered up from 0 so the first interface in your system will be eth0, the 2nd eth1 etc.
eg for static IP:
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