From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E9cYN-0001db-TU for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 29 Aug 2005 05:51:32 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j7T5mm9t011361; Mon, 29 Aug 2005 05:48:48 GMT Received: from mail.bway.net (xena.bway.net [216.220.96.26]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7T5jGR9031923 for ; Mon, 29 Aug 2005 05:45:16 GMT Received: (qmail 42126 invoked by uid 0); 29 Aug 2005 05:47:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ida.bway.net) (216.220.96.4) by smtp.bway.net with (EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 29 Aug 2005 05:47:08 -0000 Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:43:25 -0400 (EDT) From: "A. Khattri" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Forgotten root password on remote system In-Reply-To: <4311BCBA.1090602@xmedia.sk> Message-ID: References: <49bf44f10508250847393673ee@mail.gmail.com> <4311BCBA.1090602@xmedia.sk> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Archives-Salt: c74c987d-89ac-4225-a81f-4a85b6ee9928 X-Archives-Hash: 33e6a6b77e20506e4a72062b2b48da8b On Sun, 28 Aug 2005, Norbert Kamenicky wrote: > Ask some guy on remote side do this: > > 1. Put Knoppix CD into drive and reboot > > 2. answer "knoppix 2" to "boot:" prompt and hit Enter > (If prompt doesn't occur, it's probably necessary > to change booting order in BIOS.) > > 3. when root prompt "#" appears, write these commands: > > # ifconfig eth0 "server's-IP" netmask "proper-netmask" > > # route add default gw "gateway's-IP" > > # passwd > put twice this password: word > > # /etc/init.d/sshd start A Gentoo LiveCD could be used the same way. -- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list