[mdlug] SuSE root breakin help needed

[Peter Bart]

On Mon, 26 May 2008 12:19:55 -0400 (EDT)
Jay Nugent <jjn at nuge.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
>    It has been years since I ever needed to break into a box to clear
> or reset the root passwork, and boy have things changed!  Used to be
> as simple as 'linux 1' at the LILO prompt.  Not anymore....
> 
>    I have a server running SuSE 10.3 that I need to correct some
> settings on its Postfix configuration, and need root to do it.  The
> customer gave me the box to work on, but didn't give me the root PW.

	Try this method <http://en.opensuse.org/Recover_Root_Password>.

Best Regards,

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