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recovering admin password from option file???

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Apr 18^th, 2009 at 1:50pm

hiii guys

i have idirect 3100 modem when i open the option file there is a section titled security with the following data:

[SECURITY]
password = $idi2$.PLcU.$2...
admin_password = $idi2$.E6...

is that the admin password and how to recover it

it is encrypted or hashed

the reason behind this is that my provider give me a user account which i can't use it align antenna

i want to change to express w3 so this will help me alot

i read the article about reset modem pssword is that mean it will give me a new admin password and what is the difference between root account and admin paccount does they have the same password

thank you in advance

Apr 18^th, 2009 at 2:17pm

You cannot recover the admin password from falcon (the options file). So your options are fairly limited and your dependency on your provider is significant.

I would have your ISP provide you a new options file with a temp password. That will at least allow you to point the system. Once on the air, they can roll it back with a quick tcp push and 40 second reboot.

Apr 18^th, 2009 at 4:02pm

thank you for response

so what is this :

password = $idi2$.PLcU....
admin_password = $idi2$.E...

can i change admin password from hyperterminal as described in this forum

Apr 18^th, 2009 at 11:11pm

You can change the linux level password (for root). However, the falcon password is set in iBuilder.

Changing the linux level (root) password wont do a whole lot for you, but it will allow you into linux (console) so you can cut and paste a new options file into /etc/idirect/falcon.

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password = $idi2$.PLcU....
admin_password = $idi2$....

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Above is encrypted password

Apr 20^th, 2009 at 3:08pm

Hi,

If you have the user password for that option file then just copy the encrypted string on the password line to the admin password line and thats it. Admin pass = user pass

Have a nice day,

Apr 21^st, 2009 at 9:46am

Quote:

Hi,

If you have the user password for that option file then just copy the encrypted string on the password line to the admin password line and thats it. Admin pass = user pass

Have a nice day,

thank you

do you mean i can just subsitute the admin password value with my user password but how it's hashed as you see

Apr 21^st, 2009 at 9:49am

Quote:

You can change the linux level password (for root). However, the falcon password is set in iBuilder.

Changing the linux level (root) password wont do a whole lot for you, but it will allow you into linux (console) so you can cut and paste a new options file into /etc/idirect/falcon.
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thank you for help

another question where the admin password is stored in idirect modem then as i understand it's not stored in option file?

Apr 21^st, 2009 at 11:48am

Hi,

admin password for the falcon process (which you need while connecting via isite) stored in options file. It is in enrypted form, but if you have a password which you already know in encrypted form then you can copy and paste to mentioned line in the options file and it works.

Huseyin

Apr 21^st, 2009 at 12:23pm

Quote:

Hi,

admin password for the falcon process (which you need while connecting via isite) stored in options file. It is in enrypted form, but if you have a password which you already know in encrypted form then you can copy and paste to mentioned line in the options file and it works.

Huseyin

Thank you in advance

i have now admin password for my idirect so i can uplod option file from modem which contain this password hashed.........ok

my modem now not locked to any isp it's out of service now

next week i will take a service from isp so they will give me an opion file wich contain different admin password than mine. they will give me a user account password

as i understand from you iwill do the follwing

using user account i will upload the new option file from modem

then repalce the new hashed password with my old hashed password so i will have admin control on my modem is that right

do you think this make some problem to modem you know uploading option file then change the hashed password then upload the option file again to the modem
any conflect my happen

thank you