[linux-help] Re: forget root password

[Abdul Basit <basit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

you don't need to do 'su' once you are in single user
mode ..
you can see # sign
and just issuing passwd <enter>
will change root password for you ..

check whether you can get in single user mode or not
see you should have # prompt once you use linux 1 
in lilo and booted .. wait for some time after booting
it automatically switches you to super user mode

basit

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On Sat, 19 May 2001, j m wagle wrote:

> 
> thanks for your reply, it did not work..  I can change other users passwords, 
> but I
> still am unable to login as root (or "su").. Before yesterday I could "su" to 
> maintain
> Netscape's cache files etc.  but now NOTHING seems to be able to modify the 
> root's
> password....
> thanks in advance.
> mike wagle, wichita
> 
> Abdul Basit wrote:
> 
> > man just boot in single user mode
> > by using 1 in lilo or loadlin
> > lilo: linux 1
> > and issue passwd to change your root password
> > reboot and boot normal
> > now you should have working root.
> >
> > redhat doesn't have special security over
> > password in single user mode
> >
> > basit
> >
> > --
> > Sex is better than Logic.
> > But I can't prove it !
> >

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