Ars Technica

So, what's the best way to crack the root password on my "new" old BSD box.

I just picked up an old Pentium Pro system running BSD 4.0.<BR><BR>http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=50009562&f=34709834&m=2710933165<BR><BR>I have ...
Linux Journal

Resetting the Root Password

The following methods can be used for resetting the root password if the root password is unknown. If you use GRUB for booting, select the system to be booted, and add 1 to the end of the kernel boot ...
Ars Technica

Reset root password on FreeBSD

What is the best way to reset a root password on a FreeBSD box, given physical access? Most searches I found said to boot to single user mode (boot -s) and do it from there. Unfortunately, the system ...
ZDNet

Alpine Linux Docker images ship a root account with no password

Alpine Linux Docker images distributed via the official Docker Hub portal for the past three years and a half have been using a blank (NULL) password for the root account, security researchers from ...
Bleeping Computer

Bug in Alpine Linux Docker Image Leaves Root Account Unlocked

A security vulnerability in the Official Docker images based on the Alpine Linux distribution allowed for more than three years logging into the root account using a blank password. Tracked as ...