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Journal XaviorPenguin's Journal: Neat Tips

Re:My own worst enemy by Curtman (556920) on hacking passwords....

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Well, if you've got Windows, you use a Windows CD, I don't remember the details, but Google's got instructions. If you've got Linux, you probably use Knoppix, mount the partition and clear the password out of /etc/shadow. If you got OS X, they were even nice enough to put a utility on the CD that lets you set the root password to blank.

If you've got access to the box, you've got access to its data.
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