will this work

i was wondering if mounting knoppix over
another version of linux would remove users and privilages as well as passwords,
is there an easier way to do this? Godsrock37

So you mean doing a hard drive install over another Linux install?

hehehe you said "mounting".

I'm with irongeek, what do you mean? You want to migrate from another flavor of linux to Knoppix?

I think he wants to use knopix to hack another linux, much like you would use knoppix to get the sam file in windows...

Yes it will work

i2c

what i want i want to do is essentially use Knoppix from a flavor of linux without rebooting. its a server so i dont want to interrupt. the main point is that i want to be able to erase permisions and passwords and not interrupt ip tables, website hosting, and etc. srry for not being clear thnx for all the help so far all

If you have legitimate access to the server, ie, root, you can already do this without Knoppix.


:P

Script Kiddie...

yes, Knoppix will run on linux, I have used it on Mandrake, Red Hat and others, since it runs on memory and has nothing to do with what is on the h/d. If you are trying to hack into passwords on a Linux system there are better ways to do it.

what would be an easier way to get passwords and admin? At the moment im only testing on my own box. lol, im not a malicious hacker trying to deface property. I was just learning to hack my own box and practicing on my own network at the moment. thnx for all the help so far.

I think you are asking if, while a linux server is running, you can insert the Knoppix CD and launch it to use it's tools. -No-

At least as not as far as I know. Knoppix is a 'Live CD' distribution of linux...meaning the OS boots off of the CD. That means you have to BOOT the system...if its already running...its already been booted...off of the harddrive.

To learn how to get passwords to accounts, for the purpose of priviledge escalation, do a search here on Password Cracking.