18 May
2012
18 May
'12
6:50 a.m.
A work colleague was reading a blog and in one of the comments was a statement saying that if you append
init=/bin/bash
to the grub boot line e.g.
linux /vmlinuz-3.2.0-2-amd64 root=UUID=26585ddb-7dde-4a7e-b2c7-e32330bb4cc8 ro splash quiet init=/bin/bash
you end up ia a shell with root privileges.
*shh* Don't tell everyone :) Actually, this is a "not uncommon" way to reset root's password in case it has been forgotten... All the best, Lev