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- From: oklein@smallo.bo.open.de (Olaf Klein)
- Subject: Re: Single-user mode boot on SCO UNIX - not a solution
- Organization: smallo.bo.open.de Fido-SubNet-Gate : 2:245/5800.12
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:12:49 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.201249.29451@smallo.bo.open.de>
- References: <syscrc.714768938@gsusgi1.gsu.edu> <1992Aug25.195455.1065@ksvltd.fi>
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- jarmo@ksvltd.fi (Jarmo Raiha) writes:
-
- >>Ok...this is embaressing...we forgot the root password on a seldom used
- >>SCO UNIX box. We're trying to figure out how to do a single-user mode
- >>boot so that the root password is not required to login. SCO wants $100
- >>to tell us the answer, so we thought maybe some kind soul may enlighten
- >>us on the net. Otherwise, we'll have to do a re-install and that won't
- >>be much fun.
- >I can't believe this ! All the trouble with that C2 security and
- >all the overhead. What is the price for other 'clues' ?
- >I would pay that $100 to get rid of all SCO security junk.
-
- Trying to forget your root-password, and then show me how to get as
- root into the machine (without accessing the floppys) - if this is
- possible, your OS isn't worth to be called Unix. Unix was designed to
- be secure, especially the root account has to be protected from hack
- attacks.
- And for every 386-Unix I know it should be possible to mount the root
- partition when booting from Floppys/Emergency disks (I don't like
- this, in my opinion all partitions should have a protect against to be
- mounted by Floppys or without giving the correct root password,
- because the greatest security hole is a theft of the whole system and
- then hacking the system by booting from floppy... :-( )
-
- >Sorry about not being able to help you :-(
- If you don't know how to hack a system you should probably not post
- against SCO's security but read your manuals and try to get into the
- system, maybe some time you need the knowledge...
-
- I would try to boot with N1, N2 or the emergency disks (if accessible)
- and then mount /dev/root. After that `mv /mnt/etc/passwd to
- /mnt/etc/passwd.old` and boot from harddisk...
-
- Bye, Olaf
-
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- Olaf Klein smallo.bo.open.de 2:245/5800.12
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