Re: Breaking password on FreeBSD 5.2.1 box

From: Nikolas Britton (freebsd_at_nbritton.org)
Date: 11/27/04

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To: Andrew Lewis <al@xms.co.za>

    Andrew Lewis wrote:

    >Hi list,
    >
    >We have a client running a fBSD 5.2.1 box that needed its root password
    >hacked.
    >
    >I couldn't boot into single user mode w/o the root password, so I
    >installed fBSD 5.3 on another machine, and slaved the drive from the
    >5.2.1 box in mine.
    >
    >
    What?

    Step 1: Boot the computer.
    Step 2: At the FreeBSD boot menu select "Escape to loader prompt"
    Step 3: Type in "boot -s" and hit enter.
    Step 4: Hit enter when it asks you what shell you want to use.
    Step 5: Type in "cat /etc/fstab" and hit enter.
    Step 6: Mount / and /usr, "mount /dev/foobar /", "mount /dev/foobar /usr".
    Step 7: Type in "passwd" and hit enter.
    Step 8: Type in new password and hit enter.
    Step 9: Retype in new password and hit enter.
    Step 10: type in "reboot" and hit enter.

    I just try'ed it with FreeBSD 4.10 and 5.3 and it worked for both of them.

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