Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:06:59 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: APseudoUtopia <apseudoutopia@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Locked out of Root Message-ID: <20081023150659.GE81643@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <27ade5280810221955l6bb7fe23u504b008e6799fc57@mail.gmail.com> References: <27ade5280810221955l6bb7fe23u504b008e6799fc57@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:55:19PM -0400, APseudoUtopia wrote: > Hey, > > I have one user (other than root and the other system users) on my > box, and that user is _NOT_ in the wheel group. I also have root > logins disabled via SSH. This is a remote server and all I have is SSH > access. > > Is there any way that I can gain root? I know the root password and > everything, but I just can't get to it. The user is not in the wheel > group, and root login is disabled in SSH. You will need to gain console access or get someone there to gain console access. Then login as root and add that non-root account to the wheel group (or have the _trusted_ local person do it). Have the local person log out and you can then immediately log in as the non-root, su to root, check if anyone else is connected and then change the root password. ////jerry > > Thanks for any help/advice. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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