From: spamtrap@flash-gordon.me.uk   
      
   On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 05:37:33 GMT   
   "brian"  wrote:   
      
   > I am a freelance computer tech, and have been retained to replace a   
   > tape drive in a SCO server running 5.0.5 SCO/Unix, it is at a doctors   
   > office that is using custom writen software from a company that is no   
   > longer in business.  They do not have a 'root' or 'superuser'   
   > password.  There are files that i need to change but do not have   
   > permissions to do so...also this system is quite old and they are not   
   > sure where the originial SCO/Unix discs are(if they even have them)   
      
   Whoever left them in that situation should be shot.   
      
   > i do have console access to this machine, and can login as a normal   
   > user. Is there a root kit i can install or away to get superuser privs   
   > w/o putting the hard drive in my BSD box and yanking the passwd files   
   > off and decrypting them?   
      
   If I had a rootkit I would not provide it. However, you could try the   
   standard trick of rebooting the machine in single user more.   
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