Admin password reset

[Derick Centeno]

I say HANGING IS TOO GOOD FOR THE BLOKE!!  Let's do it the way the 
Apache use to handle traitors!!

Frankly, Dan, I held back discussing my views because it is John's call 
to decide what he will do, if anything.  Personally, the bad seed John 
had the misfortune to hire reflects badly on all professionals.  I say 
go after his credit... file whatever needs to be file formally, this is 
theft after all and then he'll be formally noted as a thief -- 
nationally.  Eventually he will be fit for nothing but washing floors 
or dishes.

By the way John,
You didn't read what I wrote carefully.  You can change the password 
(using the passwd command) to whatever you wish:

# passwd

from within the instructions I provided.  Then the root password will 
be the password you have changed it to.

Try it, you'll like it.

Sincerely, Derick.

On May 19, 2006, at 2:16 PM, 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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