isolated@alix.UUCP (20 James D. Corder) (07/21/90)
In article <34137@ut-emx.UUCP> rchan@ut-emx.UUCP (Ricardo Chan) writes: >I have a 3B2/310 computer with an unknown root passwd. >Could anyone tell me the procedure to get to it and change it? >I got stuck in the part about getting into the hardware mode. >I'll appreciate any responses and promise to keep them in a safer >place this time. Hello NetPeople:-) I was about to respawn to this question. Then it struck me: How does one know if said poster is the SysAdmin? If he/she is then I would have no problem giving out such information. Could a responce to such cause the root [zero id] password to be changed on all the 3B2s at BigWig U? Interesting topic?:-) Just my .02$, James D. Corder ...osu-cis!alix!jdc ...att!osu-cis!alix!jdc alix!jdc@cis.ohio-state.edu
ram@attcan.UUCP (Richard Meesters) (07/23/90)
In article <294@alix.UUCP>, isolated@alix.UUCP (20 James D. Corder) writes: > In article <34137@ut-emx.UUCP> rchan@ut-emx.UUCP (Ricardo Chan) writes: > >I have a 3B2/310 computer with an unknown root passwd. > >Could anyone tell me the procedure to get to it and change it? > > I was about to respawn to this question. Then it struck me: > How does one know if said poster is the SysAdmin? If he/she is then > I would have no problem giving out such information. Could a responce > to such cause the root [zero id] password to be changed on all the > 3B2s at BigWig U? > > Interesting topic?:-) Well, the only way I know of to change the root password if you can't log in to the box as root is to use "magic mode". That requires that you not only have access to the physical unit, but also to the foundation set software, _and_ the system has to be taken down to use it. The university/business in question would have to have pretty lax security on their machine rooms in in order to let something like you suggest happen. Regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Richard A Meesters | Technical Support Specialist | Insert std.logo here AT&T Canada | | "Waste is a terrible thing ATTMAIL: ....attmail!rmeesters | to mind...clean up your act" UUCP: ...att!attcan!ram | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
tr@samadams.princeton.edu (Tom Reingold) (08/01/90)
In article <294@alix.UUCP> isolated@alix.UUCP (James D. Corder) writes: $ I was about to respawn to this question. Then it struck me: $ How does one know if said poster is the SysAdmin? If he/she is then $ I would have no problem giving out such information. Could a responce $ to such cause the root [zero id] password to be changed on all the $ 3B2s at BigWig U? I don't think it's worthwhile to try to keep info on how to break in secret. It won't work. So if I run a system and I know how it can be broken, I may know how to prevent or watch for breakins. I think our legal system is built this way. It's legal for me to tell you how to make a bomb. It's illegal for you to set one off. -- Tom Reingold tr@samadams.princeton.edu rutgers!princeton!samadams!tr 201-577-5814 "Brew strength depends upon the amount of coffee used." -Black&Decker