[K12OSN] Help -- Cannot log in as root.

[Krsnendu dasa]

Thanks for the tips. I came back later in the day and now it is
working again. ???

On 24/01/07, john <lists.john at gmail.com> wrote:
> You also might try rebooting the server and add add -s to the kernel options
> in the grub boot loader. That ought to get you to single user mode.
>
> John
>
>
> On 1/22/07, Sudev Barar <sbarar at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 23/01/07, Krsnendu dasa <krsnendu108 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > All of a sudden this happened. When I try to log in as root at the
> > > server, at a thin client, I get the message "The system administrator
> >
> > I will start with Newtons law of inertia....things do not happen on their
> own.
> >
> > > has disabled your account." I also can't connect through PUTTY or
> > > through NX. What causes this and how can I fix it?
> > > I can login as a regular user and run system commands through gui when
> > > prompted for password by gnome but I can't su at the command line.
> > > I was logging in as root no problems this morning. I have not done
> > > anything on it since I logged out as root earlier today.
> > >
> >
> > Someone else knew password? or were you editing the files passwd or
> > shadow or group?
> >
> > > A similar thing happened on an identical computer at a different
> > > location yesterdat, only I can still NX and ssh in to it.
> > >
> >
> > All the more reason to suspect breakin.
> >
> > > What to do?
> >
> > Boot from Knoppix or first CD as single user and edit the file
> > /etc/shadow to leave password field blank for root. While there you
> > may also want to edit sudoer file to add your self as sudo with all
> > rights.
> >
> > Restart the server and login as root with no password. Change root
> password.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Sudev Barar
> >
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