Root password Acer Aspire One

Ten Tenths · 26-12-2008 10:42AM #1

I just cant remember the password I used when I setup this netbook. Its the Linpus Lite version. How can I recover/ reset the password? Will the recovery disc be enough?

velocirafter · 28-12-2008 02:10PM

to change the root password, use Alt-F2 to run Terminal, then change to root user with ’sudo su’ and then change the password with passwd

velocirafter · 28-12-2008 02:16PM

if that doesnt work try typing sudo bash in the terminal and then type passwd

Ten Tenths · 28-12-2008 07:39PM

Velocirafter. The sudo bash worked a treat. Thank you kindly.:)

velocirafter · 30-12-2008 09:14PM

great, i dunno why it works though, it really shouldn't

An Fear Aniar · 31-12-2008 12:24AM

velocirafter wrote: »

great, i dunno why it works though, it really shouldn't

Yeah, I'm surprised, I would have thought you would be asked for a password after typing "sudo su".

user1@vaio-laptop:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for user1:

This is what happens if I try that stunt in Boontoo.

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Ten Tenths · 01-01-2009 11:21AM

Althought I am delighted it worked, is this a security flaw? Surely anyone who might pick up the netbook could could so easily change the root password and take over the machine!!!:eek:

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 01-01-2009 01:11PM

Can be sorted out: http://johan.zandhoven.org/node/14
http://www.lornajane.net/posts/2008/Acer-Aspire-One-and-cosy

/edit: but can cause problems apparently

gagomes · 01-01-2009 02:00PM

[php]
#!/usr/bin/ksh
#
# Tested on HP-UX.
# Takes a list of disks that are empty (Free PE == Total PE).
#
# PVs which failed on a pvdisplay are saved in the 'failed' file.
#
# The ouput is similar to:
#
# vgfc /dev/dsk/c6t5d0

>failed

for i in `strings /etc/lvmtab/|egrep ^\/dev\/dsk`;
do
pvdisplay $i 2>/dev/null > /dev/null
if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
echo $i = `pvdisplay $i|egrep 'VG Name|Total PE|Free PE'` | awk '{ if ($8 == $11) { print $5, " ", $1 } }'
else
echo $i >> failed
fi
done

[/php]

Root password Acer Aspire One

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