Accessing Root without Password on Linux

Whether bluff again, we will immediately try this technique. First we turn on the computer. After a lilo boot, we type in â € œlinux singleâ € (without the quotes).

example:

BOOT: linux single

If you use Boot lilo the graph, you can press ESC key for lilo boot into text. Remember, if you lilo.conf in LABEL linux not mean you have to change. (See the / etc / lilo.conf)

For example, the label is my default linux-ATUNEZ. So I have a linux-ATUNEZ single.

After that, we just wait and it will automatically become Root. In fact until we're done here, but we will try other ways a more Extreme.

Now we go to the directory /etc with the type cd /etc

copy 4 files below:

1. shadow

2. shadow -

3. passwd

4. passwd -


You can copy to the directory / tmp. Do not forget to meRename 4 copy of the file, for example shadow.old. File a copy of this useful as a backup.

Once finished, now we edit the file that is located in the shadow /etc/shadow. With the way the vi / etc / shadow


* Examples of the contents of the file my shadow:

We remove the $ 1 $ GIVCLBI7 $ cPTcd3oPGjd9fugl4HOUJ0 (the results of the root password that has been in encrypt). If you are, save this file with the press the ESC to continue with: WQ! Enter.

After that we restart the computer to the way a reboot or shutdown-r now.

For the next step we just stay logged in as usual to go to the root (no type linux single). Now we do not need to enter a password to become root.

If you want to return to normal conditions. You live copy 4 earlier backup file to the original, which is in the directory / etc.

Here until we first encounter. How to prevent, please wait for the next article ... bye bye ..