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From: ECO861771@ecostat.aau.dk
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: MINIX Security
Message-ID: <48053@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Date: 19 Mar 91 00:47:01 GMT
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Just one very simple way to do it would be to take a disk editor, find the
passwd file, and then change the password of root to nothing. This is very
easy as long as the minix file system is not read/write protected on the
host on which it resides. (Or encrypted).

I guess this even works on big real life UNIX machines. Just take your
Macintosh to the lab, disconnect the SCSI drive with the root file system
and connect it to your mac. Then use a disc editor to make changes.

Povl H. Pedersen
eco861771@ecostat.aau.dk