From: Ryan Rix > Paul Mooring wrote: >> I'm looking for someone in Tucson to do some fairly minor linux >> work, we have an old gateway server that needs a password reset >> and ssh turned on. > passwd && /etc/init.d/ssh start The first won't work in some circumstances, like if everyone's forgotten the root password to the box. In that case, you pretty much have to boot to a rescue CD, chroot to where / was, and then do passwd. Or reboot with "init=/bin/sh" in the kernel parameters and mount / -o remount,rw , then do passwd. All of this is pretty easy and doesn't require a consultant. -- Matt G / Dances With Crows The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss