Use Ubuntu live CD to reset your windows password

Hey i found this really cool article on howtogeek[dot]com and thought to share with you people. This article elaborates how you can change your windows password by using a Ubuntu live CD.


All the windows password are stored in a file name SAM and its path isC:\Windows\System32\config( C: in my case ). All you are doin is editing this via ubuntu(as you can't do so in windows)


Click here to view the full article on howtogeek

Log in as root in Ubunutu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

Open the terminal and enter the following commands:


$ sudo -s


Now when prompted enter your user password.
Now, are working as root. Enter the following command to set the password for root:


$ passwd


Enter your desired password for root.
(Note:You can use this command to reset a forgotten password for your current user account as well)
Close the terminal and logout.
Enter the username as "root" and type the password that you'd typed in earlier.
Hurray,now you'll be operating as root.

Alternatively: It's never recommended to work as root as this will expose your system to vulnerabilities. Use it only when you have to perform extensive tasks with root priviliges. However I would like to recommend a cool command called "sudo !!". It's useful when you've entered a command but get a warning saying that "you need to be root", then just enter the command "sudo !!".eg.



$ aptitude search bluefish



You'll most likely get an error saying that you need to be root, then instead of typing the above command using "sudo" just enter,




$ sudo !!



and voila, your previous instruction will be executed as root.Note that there is a whitespace between "sudo" and "!!"

View Linux partitions from Windows

If you are using a dual boot PC, then you might have noticed that you can access your Windows partitions(NTFS,FAT32 or FAT) from your linux version, but you can't access the Linux partition( which are of ext2 or ext3 format) from your Windows OS and at times you may need to access some files stored in there.
So check out the two freewares that allow you to perform R/W operations on your linux partition via your windows OS:

1.Download Ext2 IFS

2. Download Ext2 FSD

Think you've mastered Linux!! Test your skills at suicide Linux.... But if you fail......... }:-)

Hey are you the one who think that its high time now that you should now be recognised as a Linux Guru. If yes, then why don't you try Suicide Linux
Its certainly for those Geekish and crazy computer peoples who have mastered Bash, then go for this Suicide Linux.
However, if you even enter a single wrong command(even a spelling mistake like, "alais" instead of "alias") then ......... OOPs....... it will be parsed as "rm -rf /" which in Linux means, "wipe out the entire hard disk".....
So, if you are really a crazy computer freak then do try this linux distro.( I'm certainly not the one!!!)