[linux-help] Re: forget root password

[j m wagle <jmwagle@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

thanks for your reply,

no, it is not a problem with single user mode, that works,
but...

passwd does not change the root password.

passwd does change passwords for other 'userids'

this IS peculiar.
mw
wichita, ks

Abdul Basit wrote:

> 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

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