On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 04:47:55AM +0000, Stig Brautaset wrote: > * Andreas Leitner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus: > > 1) Issue "linux init=/bin/sh" on the lilo promt > > 2) Use john to crack the root password > > The machine would have to be a monster if john where to use only minutes > to crack a reasonable root password.
I interpreted 2) above as: 2a) Write down (or scp or whatever) encrypted passwd 2b) Go home 2c) Then run john Pete -- Pete Ryland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> XMLDB: http://xmldb.sf.net/ Industrial design knows of no article more useful than the milk crate.

