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#Download the latest install image: B3: [http://update.excito.net/install/latest/b3 update.excito.net/install/latest/b3] or B2: [http://update.excito.net/install/latest/bubba-two/ update.excito.net/install/latest/bubba-two/]<br> | #Download the latest install image: B3: [http://update.excito.net/install/latest/b3 update.excito.net/install/latest/b3] or B2: [http://update.excito.net/install/latest/bubba-two/ update.excito.net/install/latest/bubba-two/]<br> | ||
#Unzip the downloaded zip file to a USB stick, there will be a catalog named 'install' in the root. | #Unzip the downloaded zip file to a USB stick, there will be a catalog named 'install' in the root. | ||
# | #In the catalog 'install' you will find a file called 'bubba.cfg', open it with an editor. Use for example [http://www.contexteditor.org/ www.contexteditor.org/] or [http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html]. Using Windows Notepad or Wordpad will destroy the file. Edit the line DO_INSTALL to the following:<br> | ||
<pre>DO_INSTALL=0 | |||
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Revision as of 12:29, 11 November 2010
If you have lost your administrator password here are two ways of recovering it.
A
This alternative requires that you have a user that has shell log in activated.
- Log in via SSH with your user.
- Become root with the command su (password 'excito').
- Type the command 'passwd admin'.
- Now enter a new password (retype it when asked for).
- Done!
B
If you do not have a user with shell access do like this.
- Download the latest install image: B3: update.excito.net/install/latest/b3 or B2: update.excito.net/install/latest/bubba-two/
- Unzip the downloaded zip file to a USB stick, there will be a catalog named 'install' in the root.
- In the catalog 'install' you will find a file called 'bubba.cfg', open it with an editor. Use for example www.contexteditor.org/ or www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html. Using Windows Notepad or Wordpad will destroy the file. Edit the line DO_INSTALL to the following:
DO_INSTALL=0