====== Reset Mikrotik password via GNU/Linux ======
In order to reset your password on an x86 installation, you will need any GNU/Linux live CD and a g++ compiler. Boot your Mikrotik PC with a live CD and mount the partition with the Mikrotik RouterOS. Copy the passwords file (/mnt/nova/store/user.dat - path depends on where you mounted the partition). If you can't copy the file, use 'sudo su'.

Once you have copied the file, download password decoder (mtpass) ([[http://manio.skyboo.net/mikrotik/|web]]), compile it with g++ and run it. ([[http://manio.skyboo.net/mikrotik/mtpass-0.9.tar.bz2|Download from authors web]]), or download my copy {{ :downloads:mtpass-0.9.tar.bz2 |mtpass}}

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Restart the PC and test the password

If you have a passworded backup, from version 0.4, mtpass can detect the password from that file:
<code bash>
# ./mtpass myrouter.backup
</code>