Re: Hi all,

["Muthu" <muthu811@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Everybody,

		I have a query regarding a previous message sent to the list and the
solution given to it by different member of the list. For reference I have
attached one message below.
		My question is, if one can change the "root" password easily like this(
i.e., by booting using LILO: linux init=/bin/sh and mounting the filesystem
in read write mode and changing the /etc/passwd file), how can we stop a
stranger, who, using the above method logs into a linux system and changes
the root password?. Eagerly waiting for your reply.

regards
muthu


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> From: sanjay <sanjay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: linux-india@xxxxxxxxx; Raj Mathur <raju@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Hi all,
> Date: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 10:24 AM
> 
> Hi Raj,
>    thanks a lot and it did work. But one doubt is still bugging me. When
> I gave
> "linux single" at the lilo prompt it asked for the root passwd. But when
> I gave
> "linux init=/bin/sh" it directly entered into root. could you please
> elaborate
> on this?
> 
> Also I would like to thank all of you who gave me suggestions.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Sanjay.
> 
> 
> 
> Raj Mathur wrote:
> > 
> > Boot with
> > 
> >         linux init=/bin/sh
> > 
> > Then in single-user mode,
> > 
> >         mount -oremount,rw -n /
> >         vi /etc/passwd (or /etc/shadow)
> >         mount -oremount,ro -n /
> > 
> > and reboot (switch off and on if necessary).
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > -- Raju
> 
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