[linux-help] Re: FW: Linux help

[james l <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 10 February 2002 22:37, you wrote:
> When upgrading RedHat (from 6.0 to 7.2), does upgrading (writing over
> existing) installation well?  Or do people recommend backing up all the
> docs and do clean install?
>

According to people on the list (I included all the messages because I am not 
sure everyone CCed you.), and my personal opinion that upgrading would be a 
good idea. If you upgrade or reinstall, I would STRONGLY STRONGLY reccomend 
that you back up your data, before proceding. 

If you use LILO, the standard for 6.x series you can pass it the option 
init=/bin/bash

so assuming your image name is linux (hit tab to confirm) type:
linux init=/bin/bash
then after it starts up type
passwd
and it should allow you to reset the root password.

James L.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Randy Reames
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 10:01 PM
> To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: angela6965@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [linux-help] Re: FW: Linux help
>
> A short while ago Dale W Hodge wrote:
> > This message came to info@xxxxxxxxx.  If anyone wants to answer this,
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> please
>
> > cc the original sender.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Angela [mailto:angela6965@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 12:00 PM
> > To: info@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Linux help
> >
> >
> > I bought Red Hat Linux 6.  I installed it and set it up. Used it for a
> > while. But stopped using it, went back to it about 6-8 months later, but
> > lost the super user password. Is there a way to find the password or am I
> > going to have to reformat and reinstall.
> >
> > Mark
>
> There is (http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue50/tag/4.html) but unless
> you have some important stuff in there, I would recommend doing a reinstall
> with one of the latest versions. Red Hat is up to version 7.2.
> Much improved over v6.
>
> RR
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