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Linux, how to bypass localhost login hacking past login password???

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leedspoint

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I just got a laptop with Red Hat 6.0 Hedwig. Kernal 2.2.5-15 on an i486....what ever that all means. I want to use linux thats on the hd, but how do i hack past passwords or login?

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I'm no hacker by anymeans, but as far as I know, you can't. Especially if you are trying to do it in the OS. There will always be a userID called 'root'. If you can figure out what the previous owner had as the password, then your set.
 
well, at lilo prompt type "linux single" that will get you into single user mode!!
from there you can change the password that you need!!!


 
If you're afraid someone will use this against you, you can password protect your boot loader so it will reject any arguments appended to the Linux option©

In LILO©conf, put "password=X" in the upper area and "restricted" in your Linux stanza© You might want to make a bootdisk in case LILO pukes©
 
Wow that is a handy lilo append to remember... I hate having to dig out a boot disk or rawrite one :|.
 
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