slygamer
Active Member
For some strange reason, I changed the root password on my GP2X. I know what it is, but I now want to reset it back to what it was before, i.e. blank, empty, nothing. How do I do that?
How To Reset Root Password
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Squidge
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try editing /etc/passwd so you have nothing in the password field. I don't know if the gp2x uses shadow passwords, but if it does, it'll probably be a single asterix, otherwise a hash value.
slygamer
Active Member
Sweet. Thanks.
/etc/passwd contained this line at the top
root:l.tXd184Ct5CQ:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh
Just removed everything between the first two colons. Actually, there was a file called passwd.OLD in there as well, which was the same file before the root password was changed.
/etc/passwd contained this line at the top
root:l.tXd184Ct5CQ:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh
Just removed everything between the first two colons. Actually, there was a file called passwd.OLD in there as well, which was the same file before the root password was changed.
rokdcasbah
got me a date with botticelli's niece
"locks are for honest people" 
in windows NT/2k as well, it's the same deal...just blank out part of a file. ah well.
in windows NT/2k as well, it's the same deal...just blank out part of a file. ah well.
