[GLLUG] Smoothwall v2 forgot root password

[Richard Houser]

There was also a recent local privilege escalation bug in some of the 
later 2.6 kernels.  You did patch that, right?  If not, you might be 
able to break into root with that (proof of concept source was on 
slashdot a month or so ago).

Lachniet, Mark wrote:
> Try this - it is for SuSE but the basic technique works for most Linux
> boxes
> 
> http://wiki.suselinuxsupport.de/wikka.php?wakka=HowToResetlostrootpasswo
> rd
> 
> Basically you are using a boot disk to mount the volume and blank out
> your password in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
> 
> Mark Lachniet
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> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Smoothwall v2 forgot root password
> 
> I have a co worker that has set up a smoothwall v2 firewall and has lost
> his root password is there a way to get into the box and reset the root
> password
> 
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