user:ccornair:portfolio:hpc2project5
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Project: hacks
Objectives
For this project I am going to learn how to hack into a computer haha, we need to hack into a computer to change the password so that we can use the computer as a workstation once again.
Prerequisites
debian Live cd or bootable flash drive
Background
Hacker (computer security) someone who accesses a computer system by circumventing its security system.
had no idea what to write for this haha
Procedure
- insert debian live cd or flashdrive
- reboot or turn off computer
- upon restart hit f12 to go into boot menu
- select from cd if it is a live cd or usb device if flash drive
- then select windows based rescue environment
- you should now be in cli
- navigate to /dev directory and find the HD
- mount the HD by typing mount dev/sda1/mnt
- change root directory to mount
- run passwd command and change the password
- unmount drive and reboot
Reflection
well I learned how to mount and unmount a harddrive, and to hack by doing that. pretty shocked its that easy haha!
user/ccornair/portfolio/hpc2project5.txt · Last modified: 2013/05/07 01:44 by ccornair