Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!adm!news From: saus@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Mark Sausville) Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals Subject: Getting to root when the password has been lost Message-ID: <24427@adm.BRL.MIL> Date: 7 Sep 90 21:50:52 GMT Sender: news@adm.BRL.MIL Lines: 21 Date: Thu, 6 Sep 90 18:10:22 -0400 From: Barry Shein Well, you might consider putting the hard disk as a second disk on another system and just edit the password file. -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | {xylogics,uunet}!world!bzs | bzs@world.std.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 617-739-0202 | Login: 617-739-WRLD Very much to the point. By the way, have you heard from Max (Alix) lately? I haven't and I'm a bit worried about her. Mark. Mark Sausville MIT Media Laboratory 617-253-0325 Room E15-354 Fax: 617-258-6264 20 Ames Street saus@media-lab.media.mit.edu Cambridge, MA 02139