[TriLUG] Lost password for FreeBSD box

[Kevin Flanagan]

Hi all,


    A co-worker of mine needs to go to another office of our employer 
next week to get some data off of a Free BSD system.  We don't know the 
hardware so that complicates it a bit.  The current staff have no idea 
what the root password is, apparently the admin for the system is no 
longer employed there, and he was the sole tech person.  My co-worker be 
breaking in to the system, resetting the password and getting some data 
off of it.  What I'm looking for is any tips that folks may have about 
tools to take, etc.


    We do have physical access to the box, and it's on the network. I 
hope that it's as simple as booting Knoppix to edit /etc/shadow and go, 
but it's been so long since I messed with any BSD flavors that I don't know.


    Any tips would be appreciated.




Thanks,



    Kevin