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  • quartz
    New Member
    • Aug 2007
    • 19

    problem with username and password

    Hello,

    I am using white box linux and I cannot access to my pc. When I enter username and pass I cannot access. I did not changed enything and noone has no access to my pc. What can I do?

    Thenks a lot
  • Nepomuk
    Recognized Expert Specialist
    • Aug 2007
    • 3111

    #2
    Originally posted by quartz
    Hello,

    I am using white box linux and I cannot access to my pc. When I enter username and pass I cannot access. I did not changed enything and noone has no access to my pc. What can I do?

    Thenks a lot
    Do you remember any username and password? (Maybe even the root-password?) If so, you could possibly solve your problem with that...
    Otherwise, a Red Hat based LiveCD should do the job - just replace /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow with ones, where you know the username and password, e.g. from the LiveCD.
    Caution: Backup your old passwd- and shadow-files!!!
    That's all I can think of right now.

    Greetings,
    Nepomuk

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