English Amiga Board - View Single Post

NLS · 16 October 2018, 15:35

Well I have news!
Seems the actuall passwd file is writable!
So I just erased the (encoded) password for my user, using the "clean" workbench as boot! I even used CED from my disk to do it.

I actually found more than 20 users in there!
(friends etc.)
Never expected that!

Using my own username ("nls") and resetting only that password, lets me in (LAST LOGIN WAS 9th NOVEMBER 1998!!!), my HUGE startup-sequence goes forward (I remember it was a work of art back then) and at some point does ask my (but this time inside the shell window) for another password.
Doesn't seem to want my nls (zeroed) password. Probably something else (will have to go through my script).
I am now going to erase all passwords and test things.
But the script goes forward anyway (I am sure it failed a part)... and "freezes" before loading DOpus 5 (no fail or anything, just waiting forever). In the background there is Workbench loaded so system actually works!

Ah also the system whined that "I booted in the future before" (because 98 is "later" than 18) and asks if I want to change the date.

I will keep muFS for now since I can login and will see what happens.

Good stuff.

BTW, I think I found Geert's email.

16 October 2018, 15:35	#20
NLS Ancient User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: GREECE Age: 50 Posts: 758	Well I have news! Seems the actuall passwd file is writable! So I just erased the (encoded) password for my user, using the "clean" workbench as boot! I even used CED from my disk to do it. I actually found more than 20 users in there! (friends etc.) Never expected that! Using my own username ("nls") and resetting only that password, lets me in (LAST LOGIN WAS 9th NOVEMBER 1998!!!), my HUGE startup-sequence goes forward (I remember it was a work of art back then) and at some point does ask my (but this time inside the shell window) for another password. Doesn't seem to want my nls (zeroed) password. Probably something else (will have to go through my script). I am now going to erase all passwords and test things. But the script goes forward anyway (I am sure it failed a part)... and "freezes" before loading DOpus 5 (no fail or anything, just waiting forever). In the background there is Workbench loaded so system actually works! Ah also the system whined that "I booted in the future before" (because 98 is "later" than 18) and asks if I want to change the date. I will keep muFS for now since I can login and will see what happens. Good stuff. BTW, I think I found Geert's email.