Reset Ubuntu Password & Clone Drive

$10-30 AUD

Completed

Posted

over 6 years ago

$10-30 AUD

Paid on delivery

I have a small (128Gb) server running Ubuntu 16, which holds one website. Total disk space used is 4Gb. The server is hosted in my office on a Dell Latitude Laptop. There are 3 aspects to this job, 1. I have lost the password, and need someone to help me recover it or reset it. I can sometimes boot into GRUB mode, but then when I try to make a change, it asks me for a password, which I don't have. But I can get into BIOS setup and there seem to be various password options there. Hopefully you can coach me over S_K_Y_P_E to get going again. 2. After the password is reset or recovered, I want someone to to make a bootable backup of the entire Ubuntu installation and website onto a USB drive that is attached to the machine. I also want to know the script that you will use to achieve this, so I can repeat the process myself on other drives. 3. For future backups, I want a script that I can run from a Ubuntu Terminal window., that backs up all the files that have changes since the last backup. 4. The job is complete when I can boot from the USB drive and the website loads and functions OK. NO phone calls or emails; Freelancer applications only.

Project ID: 15817956

About the project

7 proposals

Remote project

Active 6 yrs ago

Looking to make some money?

Email address

Benefits of bidding on Freelancer

Set your budget and timeframe

Get paid for your work

Outline your proposal

It's free to sign up and bid on jobs

Awarded to:

@fzk1990

I am new to freelancer and want this job so i can help you attain what you are looking for. And also need to gain some experience about freelancing. Relevant Skills and Experience I am working on Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS and playing around with them especially in the domain of changing and resetting passwords all the time. Proposed Milestones $15 AUD - Password reset, backup,

$15 AUD in 4 days

5.0

(5 reviews)

3.3

7 freelancers are bidding on average $44 AUD for this job

@dacp

Depending on what the nature of the password is, we can fix it by booting from a live usb stick. If the disk is encrypted there's no hope of recovering it, though. Relevant Skills and Experience - Linux system administration experience - Bash scripting - Knowledge of Linux backup systems Proposed Milestones $40 AUD - Fixing password $40 AUD - Creating bootable usb backup $40 AUD - Creating script to update backup Removing/changing the password, creating a bootable backup and creating a script to update the backup will be billed separately (see milestones).

$120 AUD in 5 days

4.5

(5 reviews)

4.2

@AndreasZwiebel

hi! I have a good experience with linux systems. there are some ways to reset the password, but I think You'll need the live-cd/usb drive with any linux. also it is easy to backup the system partition

$55 AUD in 2 days

4.4

(8 reviews)

3.8

@lnxhelp

I would be happy to help you with the password recovery task on your Ubuntu system. The task of creating a bootable backup/recovery system would be a larger project than I can commit to right now. Relevant Skills and Experience 15+ years experience as a Linux system administrator and programmer. Proposed Milestones $30 AUD - Review requirements, walk through password recovery process, test root login

$30 AUD in 1 day

5.0

(5 reviews)

3.2

@engrirfan641

Hi, I am Linux system engineer and well hand on experience on this so kindly contact me Relevant Skills and Experience I have well Knowledge of Apache, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, Tomcat, Samba, IPsec, MySQL, NFS, Proxy servers (Squid), Qmail, Routing, NAT, Apache Web Server, DNS Server (BIND), FTP Server & SFTP Server. Proposed Milestones $35 AUD - i will help you you out to complete your task

$35 AUD in 1 day