Everyone,
Well, I have a clients box that was rooted earlier this week. I have taken it offline, but there is data that I would like to get off of this box before I format it.
This box is 5.6 with most current updates. I will be moving this client to 6.0.1 ISO after I get the data off, but for now, I cannot get into the machine for a variety of reasons.
1 - I cannot get through the full boot, it halts just after "Enabling Swap Space -- OK". So, could someone provide a way for me to turn off services, so I can just get to a login? I have tried CTRL-X, then "Mitel-SME Emergency rw", but this asks for root password (explained in next problem). Booting normall always halts right after "Enabling Swap Space". Any help would be appreciated, perhaps in editing a file that can disable services.
2 - The root password has been changed. I have booted in with Knoppix to change the /etc/shadow file, to remove the root password, but this doesnt ever seem to have any impact. I remove the * between the first and second ":", save, and reboot, and the root password is still there (I am able to test using Mitel-SME emergency rw"). Any other good ideas on how to change root password? If I can fix #1, I can probably do this with "Mitel-SME single", but for now that just freezes after enabling swap like above.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Brian