How to change forgotten Linux password - Chris Titus Tech
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Date: 2022-03-21
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Justin
I did this kind of thing once on my grandmother's old Mac laptop because she forgot her password. I can't for the life of me remember how I found out how to do it on a Mac. It's really strange to think that there's such an easy way to get root access on these platforms without needing more than five minutes of physical access.
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I did this kind of thing once on my grandmother's old Mac laptop because she forgot her password. I can't for the life of me remember how I found out how to do it on a Mac. It's really strange to think that there's such an easy way to get root access on these platforms without needing more than five minutes of physical access.
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Benderdick
Passwords are just simply entries in a text file and are easy to change. The only problem is that Linux also uses your password to encrypt some things like your keyring/password store, if you use that. This is probably not an issue for root but definitely for regular accounts.
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Passwords are just simply entries in a text file and are easy to change. The only problem is that Linux also uses your password to encrypt some things like your keyring/password store, if you use that. This is probably not an issue for root but definitely for regular accounts.
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AussieEevee
The fact that these exist terrifies me... because it does mean that there is basically no security against local unauthorised access. The same does apply to Windows, so it's not a Linux specific thing... but it's still a terrifying weakness.
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The fact that these exist terrifies me... because it does mean that there is basically no security against local unauthorised access. The same does apply to Windows, so it's not a Linux specific thing... but it's still a terrifying weakness.
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Panacea
I've actually used that second technique on a client computer who forgot their root user password. It's actually a nice hidden secret because with it, you could LITERALLY break into any users system with this technique.
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I've actually used that second technique on a client computer who forgot their root user password. It's actually a nice hidden secret because with it, you could LITERALLY break into any users system with this technique.
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plica06
I was dual booting Windows and Manjaro recently and accidentally wiped the Manjaro bootloader. I used that chroot technique to re-install Grub so I could log back in. I used to think it was pronounced: shuh-root !
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I was dual booting Windows and Manjaro recently and accidentally wiped the Manjaro bootloader. I used that chroot technique to re-install Grub so I could log back in. I used to think it was pronounced: shuh-root !
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TheNyga
Is this possible to do with Windows as well? I've had one PC with logged microsoft account where one of my family members forgot the password and we couldn't reset it so I just had to perform a clean reinstall.
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Is this possible to do with Windows as well? I've had one PC with logged microsoft account where one of my family members forgot the password and we couldn't reset it so I just had to perform a clean reinstall.
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Steve
HELP! Chris how can I reset my password if the grub menu is hidden? I can get to any sort of boot menu whatsoever. I have been struggling for months and feel like there might be hope after watching this.
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HELP! Chris how can I reset my password if the grub menu is hidden? I can get to any sort of boot menu whatsoever. I have been struggling for months and feel like there might be hope after watching this.
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ori
Hi A little question how do you recommend entering the world of linux and unixI work for two years as a helpdesk in a big company (iscar) and want to promote me and teach me this world of linux
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Hi A little question how do you recommend entering the world of linux and unixI work for two years as a helpdesk in a big company (iscar) and want to promote me and teach me this world of linux
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