On 06/02/2019 18:33, Richard Lewis wrote:
> I have a RaspberryPI with Raspbian I can ssh to it as I previously swapped
> keys, I can even run sudo without having to enter a password.
>
> But I have forgotten what the password is, given my current level of
> privileges is it possible to somehow recover the pw?
>

not without a deal of luck. Encryption is a one way process. Wjat
happens AFAIK is that when you entger a password, the salt is taken frn
m te first part of what is stired and the envryption process generates
the second part. If they match that was the right password. If not keep
trying :-)



easy enough to give yourself a new one tho...

as root,
# passwd 

...

> TIA,
> RenMas
>


--
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will
eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such
time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic
and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally
important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for
the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the
truth is the greatest enemy of the State.

Joseph Goebbels

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05