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Proper way of using --restore - koallen - 09-10-2016
Hi all,
I'm trying to utilize the --restore feature in hashcat v3.10. However, I can't seem to get it working. Here is my scenario:
- I run hashcat in dictionary mode with a dictionary of 470000+ words (I know it's small, I have specific purpose)
- I quit hashcat
- I restore hashcat with the --restore flag set
- Hashcat restart from 0
Did I do something wrong here? According to my understanding, this should resume my work.
RE: Proper way of using --restore - jodler303 - 09-10-2016
What "Restore.Point" value is displayed before you stop? Is it > 0 ?
RE: Proper way of using --restore - koallen - 09-10-2016
(09-10-2016, 03:31 PM)jodler303 Wrote: What "Restore.Point" value is displayed before you stop? Is it > 0 ?Yes it is 0. I'm not sure why it's never updated though.
RE: Proper way of using --restore - jodler303 - 09-10-2016
Can you paste the whole command line?
RE: Proper way of using --restore - koallen - 09-10-2016
(09-10-2016, 04:01 PM)jodler303 Wrote: Can you paste the whole command line?./hashcat64.bin -a 0 -m 500 -w 3 -D 2 ../md5crypt.txt ordered_wordlist
RE: Proper way of using --restore - koallen - 09-10-2016
Ok, I'm now running with a larger dictionary and the restore point is updated to 1812480. So does this mean that my original dictionary is so small that it's not even enough for restore point to update?
If I use -s to resume, could it achieve the same effect? Since I don't get the restore point to update.
RE: Proper way of using --restore - atom - 09-12-2016
Yes, it doesn't make any sense then anyway, because such a small wordlist will finish soon
RE: Proper way of using --restore - koallen - 09-12-2016
I'm participating in some kind of competition and there will be intentional power shutoff. That's why I want to explore the options to restore my interrupted work.
Since restore point won't work, can I just pass -s to resume the work?
RE: Proper way of using --restore - atom - 09-12-2016
You can't use -s to "workaround" that behavior, it goes back in how GPU handle their workload.