[linux-help] Re: root password

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Boot from a rescue disk (as though you were going to do a fresh install, for
instance), mount the hard disk, edit /etc/passwd, remove the root password.

Then reboot again normally, log in as root (it shouldn't even ask you for a
password), then run 'passwd' to set your password agian.


On Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 07:21:30PM -0500, Bruce Bales wrote:
> When I got back from vacation, my root password no longer works.  Maybe I 
> just forgot
> it.  Is there any way, short of reloading Mandrake 7.1, to retrieve or change 
> the
> root password.
> 
> Stupid Bruce
> 
> 
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