RESETTING ROOT PASSWORD
Password file is located here:
/etc/passwd
If you open the passwd file with notepad++ you have to edit the line that begins 'root'
You can also edit this on the receiver using DreamExplorer.
It should looks something like this:
root:x:0:0:root:/home/root:/bin/sh
Delete the 'x' after 'root' on the first line. It's important to leave the colons.
Save and reboot the box and the password will be reset (blank, null, nothing, no password)
root:x:0:0:root:/home/root:/bin/sh
daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh
bin:x:2:2:bin:/bin:/bin/sh
sys:x:3:3:sys:/dev:/bin/sh
sync:x:4:65534:sync:/bin:/bin/sync
games:x:5:60:games:/usr/games:/bin/sh
man:x:6:12:man:/var/cache/man:/bin/sh
lp:x:7:7:lp:/var/spool/lpd:/bin/sh
mail:x:8:8:mail:/var/mail:/bin/sh
news:x:9:9:news:/var/spool/news:/bin/sh
uucp:x:10:10:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/bin/sh
proxy:x:13:13:proxy:/bin:/bin/sh
www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/bin/sh
backup:x:34:34:backup:/var/backups:/bin/sh
list:x:38:38:Mailing List Manager:/var/list:/bin/sh
irc:x:39:39:ircd:/var/run/ircd:/bin/sh
gnats:x:41:41:Gnats Bug-Reporting System (admin):/var/lib/gnats:/bin/sh
nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/nonexistent:/bin/sh
avahi:x:999:999::/var/run/avahi-daemon:/bin/false
messagebus:x:998:997::/var/lib/dbus:/bin/false
kids:x:500:500:Linux User,,,:/media:/bin/false