Re: [Full-disclosure] Rooting Linux with a floppy

From: Dan Becker (geggam_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/15/05

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    Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 08:13:00 -0500
To: Sumy <sanandres@gmail.com>

    Boot this

    http://www.trinux.org/

    then mount the drive ... chroot to the drives root and run passwd

    its not a complicated process

    On 7/14/05, Sumy <sanandres@gmail.com> wrote:
    > You have lost your root password on your linux box and now you
    > consider formatting
    > everythign to regain control? Your admin is a moron that leaves the
    > server available
    > physically for everybody? You wanna test your Linux box? Don't worry
    > if you have at least
    > a floppy rescue disk under hand,you can root it ;-) )
    >
    > The problem with the new version of Linux since 6.2 is :
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