Locked out of Root

[Benjamin Lee]

On 10/22/08 19:55, APseudoUtopia wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I have one user (other than root and the other system users) on my
> box, and that user is _NOT_ in the wheel group. I also have root
> logins disabled via SSH. This is a remote server and all I have is SSH
> access.
> 
> Is there any way that I can gain root? I know the root password and
> everything, but I just can't get to it. The user is not in the wheel
> group, and root login is disabled in SSH.
> 
> Thanks for any help/advice.

Login as the unprivileged user and run:

$ su

See su(1).


-- 
Benjamin Lee

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