Admin password reset

[John Golitsis]

'Twas before my time, I'm happy to say!  Everything has a "back door"  
now.

On 19-May-06, at 3:32 PM, Collin O'Neill wrote:

> I guess it's events such as these that shock companies into  
> implementing fail-safe procedures.
>
> John Golitsis wrote:
>> Oh, this is already way into the legal stage!  The individual in  
>> question actually claims that they do not remember the password!   
>> I guess it's all a matter of how far we want to take it.
>>
>> From what I understand, simply retrieving the files is  
>> insufficient in this case.  Apparently, there's an application  
>> that controls a piece of our equipment and nobody has a clue what  
>> the application is called or who makes it!  The entire Linux  
>> installation on this machine is solely for this one purpose.
>>
>>
>> On 19-May-06, at 1:32 PM, CAN - McGuire, Dan wrote:
>>
>>> You are all missing the point
>>>
>>> Someone needs a good smack upside the head!
>>> Tell the person who is having a hissy fit that you will be  
>>> sending the machine out for service by some godless company that  
>>> will charge megabucks for the service and that your lawyers will  
>>> make sure that the bill goes to them.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: yellowdog-newbie-bounces at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>>> [mailto:yellowdog-newbie-bounces at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com]On  
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Derick Centeno
>>> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 1:07 PM
>>> To: Discussion List for New Yellow Dog Linux Users
>>> Subject: Re: Admin password reset
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi John:
>>>
>>> Here's the easy way:
>>> Get the install first CD of the YDL install set.  Enter that into  
>>> the
>>> laptop in question, and also have an ethernet cable connected  
>>> between
>>> the laptop and any device you wish to copy files to.  Boot the  
>>> laptop
>>> so that it boots from the CD, press the C key.  When you reach the
>>> Linux boot prompt:
>>>
>>> boot:
>>>
>>> type in, install rescue.  Follow instructions from there; you'll  
>>> have
>>> all the access you please and won't need any password.
>>>
>>> boot: install rescue
>>>
>>> Copy what you wish and so on.   I know this works as I tried this  
>>> out
>>> on my own laptop.
>>>
>>> Best of luck.... Derick.
>>>
>>> On May 19, 2006, at 9:31 AM, John Golitsis wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry folks, I'm sure this question has been asked and answered a
>>>> million times, so if someone can simply point me in the right
>>>> direction, it would be much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> We have a Mac notebook computer that a previous employee used to  
>>>> use
>>>> and he's refusing to give us the admin password to Yellow Dog.  Is
>>>> there a way to reset this?  There is info we need on this  
>>>> machine, so
>>>> we can't simply reformat and re-install.
>>>>
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