well cracking the linux password is not a very difficult job when u login by root you can do that directly by [-]#passwd <username> he will ask u to type your new unix password ,enter the new unix password. then he will ask u to retype password ,do the same u can break any unix account password by this method for "root" u don't need to write username of root while using "passwd" command,ucannot break password of root by any normal user. now suppose u r administrator and u forgot ur password then on boot loader screen press "E" then edit first line of boot loader and type ........................................... 1 and press "b" to boot from single user mode then it will throw u to shell prompt sh....# then use "passwd "command to change the password of root sh....#passwd now he will ask u to type ur new password,and retype it after doing this use reboot command and start the system in runlevel 3 or five and type your new root password.
Well its really awesome ! I ll try it definately but in any case if we forgot the new password then what to do ?
well in case u forget ur new password u can go to boot loader screen and again start ur computer in run level 1 in single user mode,then it will bring u to shell prompt frm there u can again run the "passwd" command and change or retype ur old password but in case u have a boot loader with password u cannot break ur linux root password. as if u forget ur boot loader password it will not allow u to edit at ur linux screen and u cannot do the rest of the job.fr that u have to use "rescue".
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greetings all for your kind information :happy: :happy: i have to laugh to this linux is the most secure of all Os available. and the hacking methode that is explained here is equal to saying " IF I HAD A KEY TO THIS DOOR I COULD OPEN IT" ..blah being a root user means that you are the master and its no wonder a master can control his well trained dog -> Linux (penguin actually) . anyway the new distros dont allow anyone to be the root user it only have a substitute user or sudo command to do admin tasks so dont panic you are safe with the guard penguin for any details or security help contact em anytime ...and it is opensource so free service lordbux@gmail.com
well above method was only to tell u how to break password when u forgot urs,there r other methods also like by using "rescue mode" ,i m talking about changing ur password when u r the administrator,logged on,or wn u r unable to login cause u forgot ur password nothin is related to hacking into someones computer its just a simple trick discussed here. in industries u dont get access to root account,and if u want to login by second method ie by boot loader screen they have a boot loader password assigned so that u cannot edit at that screen,if furthur u have a cdrom of linux and u want to get access by "linux rescue",they dont provide cdroms in their pc,or its kernel module is removed. no doubt linux is secure,the above method ws just to get access to your account wn u forgot ur password, as a good linux user u must know all these tricks administrators dont make such mistakes there r many other methods by which u can gain access to ur account wn u loose ur password. linux has many methods to do same job. no doubt you are safe with the guard penguin :nice:
hi dear, can u tell me what is run level ? and how to start pc in run level 1 or 2? thanks in advance.
Latest and some modified *nix systems... Doesn't allow to be root.. Only pass away the privileges for some time... So you are secured if you know how to be secured... Later the second method :- Actually its deliberately left by *nix developers so that if we loose our password there is some way to reset it... But you could guard that also by setting a "boot loader password"
Wow, sounds great. I just thought that Linux is very secured among OS and here it is, the way of cracking password. =) You made it different by all this means.
