SSH

Mike McCarty mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net
Fri Dec 9 01:39:29 UTC 2005


Andy Pieters wrote:
> Hi list
> 
> We got this toshiba server and at first couldn't get it working.
> 
> After removing the second drive (which is faulty), the server boots up.
> 
> Now we can connect to it but there is a big problem!
> 
> In the manual it says that there are three default accounts: root, telnetuser, 
> and applianceadmin, all with password toshiba.
> 
> I just tried all three of them and those are no longer the passwords!  The 
> previous owner must have changed them.
> 
> I realize this is a bit delicate, but does anyone know of a tool that can 
> generate brute force passwords to try over ssh?
> 
> Alternatively, what other options are there?  The harddrives are of a very 
> tiny model and a ide cable doesn't fit on it.  The server is headless, and 
> you can't connect a keyboard to it.
> 
> 
> With kind regards

Well, you've got a problem. I'd try to get physical access and
use a KNOPPIX boot disc, and use that to set the passwords.

Mike
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