Re: Root password changing by itself

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Vijay,

Boot into level 1, when grub starts press e to edit
and add a 1, type passwd

http://www.fedorafaq.org/basics/#resetroot

Regards,

Antonio


--- Vijay Krishnan <vijay.stanford@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Guys, I don't see how I can have fun by posting a
> random technical
> question for which I am not looking for an answer.
> This has been
> bugging me for some weeks now, and I was hoping to
> get a less drastic
> solution than re-installing my OS.
> Thanks to those who have shared their thoughts and I
> would  be quite
> happy to have any insights from your experience to
> handle the problem.
> 
> 
> Vijay
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 2:06 PM, max bianco
> <maximilianbianco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Ed Greshko
> <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Bruno Wolff III wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 13:00:48 -0700,
> >>>  "Dr. Peter Roopnarine"
> <proopnarine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On Monday 19 May 2008 12:52:04 pm Rahul
> Sundaram wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have Fedora 5 and 6 installed on my
> machines. I strangely find
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> that I am often unable to login to the
> machine with my regular
> >>>>>> password using ssh. Fortunately I have
> physical access to the machine,
> >>>>>> which allows me to change the password back.
> Any idea what could be
> >>>>>> the reason?
> >>>>
> >>>> By changing the password back, you mean that
> your root password has
> >>>> actually been changed? If no, then you need to
> configure ssh to allow remote
> >>>> root login (not a good idea though). If yes,
> then it's almost a certainty
> >>>> that your system has been hacked. Wipe and
> install Fedora 8 or 9.
> >>>> Peter
> >>>
> >>> That wouldn't be my bet. I doubt someone that
> gained root access to the
> >>> machine would change the root password unless it
> was someone he knows
> >>> playing a prank on him. I expect there is
> something else going on here.
> >>
> >> I wonder about pranks since the OP has posted the
> following on the ubuntu
> >> list:
> >>
> >> <quote>
> >
> >  the OP is hoping to glean some precious clue on
> how to hack a linux
> > box by coming at the problem from the opposite
> angle so as to put off
> > suspicion?
> >
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