Ultrix root password

From: Carl Lowenstein <cdl_at_proxima.ucsd.edu>
Date: Thu Apr 11 14:52:22 2002

> From: "Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner" <spc_at_conman.org>
> Subject: Re: Ultrix root password
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 15:10:33 -0400 (EDT)
> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0204111011480.68023-100000_at_spaz.catonic.net> from "Kris Kirby" at Apr 11, 2002 10:12:17 AM
>
> It was thus said that the Great Kris Kirby once stated:
> >
> > On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, ajp166 wrote:
> > > Boot to non-timesharing then use ED (sorry no other choice usually)
> > > to edit passwd file. set the Root user password to NULL (no characters).
> > > boot to timeshare level and then log in as root with no password.
> >
> > For those of us "young'uns", would someone point me to a guide on "ED"?
>
> Isn't it like vi, only without being full screen, and without prompts?
>
> -spc (Or am I thinking of ex?)

You are probably thinking of "ex". But "ed" is a proper subset of "ex".

The classic answer to the question "point me to a guide" is
        $ man ed
executed on any Unix or Unix-like system. If you don't have one of
those running, you can try, with your favorite web browser, a Google
search with the key words: unix man ed

    carl
Received on Thu Apr 11 2002 - 14:52:22 BST