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If you have lost your administrator password here are two ways of recovering it.<br> | If you have lost your administrator password here are two ways of recovering it.<br> | ||
'''A'''<br> | '''A'''<br> | ||
This alternative requires that you have a user that has shell log in activated.<br> | This alternative requires that you have a user that has shell log in activated.<br> | ||
#Log in via SSH with your user.<br> | #Log in via SSH with your user.<br> | ||
#Become root with the command su (password 'excito').<br> | #Become root with the command su (password 'excito').<br> | ||
#Type the command 'passwd admin'.<br> | #Type the command 'passwd admin'.<br> | ||
#Now enter a new password (retype it when asked for). | #Now enter a new password (retype it when asked for). | ||
#Done! | #Done! | ||
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'''B''' | |||
If you do not have a user with shell access do like this. | |||
#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 it to a USB stick, there will be a catalog named 'install' in the root. | |||
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Revision as of 12:24, 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 it to a USB stick, there will be a catalog named 'install' in the root.