Re: [Launchpad-users] how to recover /etc/shadow file from single usermode

[Álvaro García <alvar_sa@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "saikat" <saikat.80in@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 1:47 PM
To: "Launchpad Users" <launchpad-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Launchpad-users] how to recover /etc/shadow file from single 
usermode
> Hi,
>
> I have forgotten the root passwod in my system. I have installed ubuntu
> 9.04. The /etc/shadow file also been corrupted. Now please let me know
> how I can recover the file from single user mode?
Ubuntu does not have a root user, but a root group. Any user that is on the 
root group is able to login as root (this means, having to use sudo or any 
other thrust level elevation tool/command.)
The only way I think you can restore your credentials is if you have another 
user on the machine at the root group, using it to change your main account 
password. Other way is making a image of a HDD with ubuntu on it on another 
machine, copying to your box, and then overwritting your HDD with the data, 
but just if you do not want to format it. But mind that I am not a Linux 
master, so perhaps there is a way I do not know about.
Also, you can try to launch an answer request at the ubuntu project.

https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-users

> Thanks,
> Saikat Saha
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From: "saikat" <saikat.80in@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 1:47 PM
To: "Launchpad Users" <launchpad-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Launchpad-users] how to recover /etc/shadow file from single
usermode

> Hi,
>
> I have forgotten the root passwod in my system. I have installed ubuntu
> 9.04. The /etc/shadow file also been corrupted. Now please let me know
> how I can recover the file from single user mode?
Ubuntu does not have a root user, but a root group. Any user that is on the
root group is able to login as root (this means, having to use sudo or any
other thrust level elevation tool/command.)

The only way I think you can restore your credentials is if you have another
user on the machine at the root group, using it to change your main account
password. Other way is making a image of a HDD with ubuntu on it on another
machine, copying to your box, and then overwritting your HDD with the data,
but just if you do not want to format it. But mind that I am not a Linux
master, so perhaps there is a way I do not know about.

Also, you can try to launch an answer request at the ubuntu project.

https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-users

> Thanks,
> Saikat Saha
> --
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> saikat (https://launchpad.net/~saikat-80in)
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> https://help.launchpad.net/YourAccount/ContactingPeople
>
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