[linux-help] Re: forget root password

["Koji Hayakawa" <sylf00@xxxxxxxxx>]

Single user mode won't guarantee the fix for the password problem,
especially if you are really security conscious and set password for single
user mode as well.  Otherwise, most distros I know don't set password to
single user mode by default, so it's easy to get superuser access to the
machine once you get the physical access to the machine.  Then it's matter
of issuing passwd and set new one up.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Nathan
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 5:47 PM
> To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [linux-help] Re: forget root password
>
>
>
> If Linux is as secure as it's supposed to be, I'd
> think you're just plain screwed if you forgot your
> root password.  What good is it going to do if you
> boot in single user mode?
>
> Nate
>
> At 01:22 AM 5/18/01 +0500, you wrote:
>
> >boot in single user mode
> >if you use lilo
> >at boot prompt append 1 in your command
> >like write at lilo: linux 1
> >
> >or pass 1 to loadlin
> >
> >basit
> >
> >--
> >Sex is better than Logic.
> >But I can't prove it !
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 17 May 2001 adnan@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > i forget my root password in linux now wat should i do
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