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Re: FW: Root account desactivated
From: Iván Eguiguren <ivan.eguiguren () educ mec es>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:51:56 +0100
I should boot from a live-cd and mount the partition in read/write mode as I could change files in it. Just change back the /etc/passwd line, umount, and reboot... voi-là. El vie, 12-03-2004 a las 01:43, Jimmy Godbout escribió:
Hi, Have you tried to use the rescue feature of RH to boot the machine and then change the line to the right value ? Regards, -----Original Message----- From: MARTIN M. Benoni [mailto:benoni_martin () hotmail com] Sent: March 11, 2004 09:48 To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Root account desactivated Hi community! I have a really stupid trouble: on a Redhat 9.0, the line matching the root account in the file /etc/passwd has been changed from ".../bin/bash" to ".../sbin/nologin". We have the root password, but when performing a "su" command, the system replies that the account is not currently available. So the question is: how from an user's account and knowing the root's password but having the root account disabled can we reactivate this root's account? Any suggestion would be appreciated, I do not want to reinstall the box :( Thanks a lot in advance! _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $545 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. Visit us at: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $545 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. Visit us at: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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