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Hi, |
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On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:30:56 -0700 |
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Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> How does my host get root access like that? |
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Different possibilities, but hardware access in most cases means root |
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access (although maybe only to encrypted partitions...). |
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Easiest: Reboot (CTRL-ALT-DEL, no password needed), change kernel |
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command line in boot loader to |
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"/boot/mykernel root=/dev/whatever init=/bin/bash" |
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And that's it, basically. The admin could have made a backup |
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of /etc/shadow, resetted root password, rebooted into normal system, |
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restored /etc/shadow. |
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If it is a virtual server, this might be even easier. |
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-hwh |
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