Problems and Solutions

Reset lost password

In case you have lost your box password or someone else has been so 'funny' to create a password without having informed you, there are several ways to solve this issue.

I assume that you still have access via Explorer with \\boxname or \\ipaddressbox. If not, then the only 'solution' to get access again is to flash your box which is actually not a solution.

1. Go to the map \etc where you find the file shadow.
2. If you owe another Enigma2 box then go to the map \etc and copy there that file 'shadow'.
3. Go to the box with the unknown password and paste the just copied file from the other box over your present version of shadow.

There is a second scenario to solve this.

1. Go to the map \etc where you also find the file passwd.
2. Select and edit the file passwd with right mouse button and select a proper editer. I use Notepad ++
3. In this file the line: root: x: 0: 0: root: / root: / bin / sh or something as root: EIfidfjeSAEFKEOlasdf5ewr3rWEW: 0: 0: root: / root: / bin / sh is the actual PW. The Password field is x or the encrypted string EIfidfjeSAEFKEOlasdf5ewr3rWEW
4. Delete the x or the string The line is now following: root :: 0: 0: root: / root: / bin / sh
5. Save / overwrite this file and exit Notepad ++.

Issue solved.