Is it possible to extract the root password from the file system?

[Lisa Kachold]

Mark,

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Mark Phillips
<mark at phillipsmarketing.biz>wrote:

> Lisa,
>
> John the Ripper has been running for almost 2 days trying to crack the
> password....still no success.
>

I think it's hung.  What options did you pass it?

Did you feed it a dictionary file?

It probably has a different encryption format than the linux john is on.

What ports are open on the thing?  SSH?  You can try ettercap with arp spoof
MITM?

> :)
>
> Mark
> On Jul 14, 2011 4:28 PM, "Lisa Kachold" <lisakachold at obnosis.com> wrote:
> > If you don't have the ability to boot something like a DVD/CD or USB key,
> > try john the ripper?
> >
> > Save the encrypted string to a test file and run it through john the
> ripper
> > running on your system:
> >
> > Ubuntu:
> >
> > # apt-get install john
> >
> > Centos/RH/Fedora:
> >
> > # yum install john
> >
> > Example use:
> >
> > # john -single crackme.txt
> >
> > References:
> >
> > http://www.openwall.com/john/doc/
> >
> >
> http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=video&cd=1&ved=0CDIQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3YyscD_tADk&rct=j&q=john%20the%20ripper&tbm=vid&ei=t3ofTsXRNqTv0gHB2bmYAw&usg=AFQjCNE8vdlkxhwQ15zCuBePI9Y9qk3mAQ&cad=rja
> >
> > http://www.osix.net/modules/article/?id=455
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Sam Kreimeyer <skreimey at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Mark,
> >>
> >> Have you tried using Kon-Boot? It's a bootable image that edits the
> kernel
> >> to bypass the password prompt.
> >>
> >>
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