Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 06:23:38 -0500 From: "Joseph E. Royce" <joe@freyr.cba.ualr.edu> To: David Daugherty <davidd@datasphereweb.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Basic access from console Message-ID: <20000908062338.A13517@freyr.cba.ualr.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009072312290.1346-100000@datasphereweb.com>; from davidd@datasphereweb.com on Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 11:18:16PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009072312290.1346-100000@datasphereweb.com>
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On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 11:18:16PM -0700, David Daugherty wrote: > Is there any way for me to gain access to a 3.4 box's file system without > knowing any login passwords or accounts other then root? I have console > access so I suppose I could boot into single user mode. But I'm not sure > what to do from there. Maybe through the toor account? > > Someone who quit our company recently used this for a development box and > we need to see exactly what code he was working on. > > On a side note, would this be the same for a linux box? Say, maybe debian > or RedHat. > > David Daugherty > david.daugherty@netmanage.com > NetMange - The Bridge to E-Business > Reboot into single user mode and it will put you in a shell. Then you change the password. See the following for details: http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/admin.html#AEN2668 -HTH Joe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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