Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:37:21 +0200 (CEST) From: "Per Engelbrecht" <per@xterm.dk> To: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: funny customers Message-ID: <58378.62.242.151.142.1095863841.squirrel@mailbox.wingercom.dk> In-Reply-To: <20040922121159.0c4e864e@ariel.office.volker.de> References: <20040922121159.0c4e864e@ariel.office.volker.de>
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Hi Volker > >> I'm administering a mid-size serverhosting site and have a problem >> with customers enabling root passwd in single-user mode. > > isn't it possible to boot from a livecd (second FreeBSD CD), mount > the partitions, do a chroot to the mounted system and reset the > password? Hmm, haven't tried that. I'll get back to you a.s.a.p Volker. > But be careful: if you want to bring these cases to court you > should document each step and should copy the original discs to > other disks (make checksums before and after) and work with these > other disks. The law-stuff are dealt with by others than me, but thank you for this advice(!) respectfully /per per@xterm.dk > > -volker
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