[linux-help] Re: Root Password

[james <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 01 September 2002 23:31, you wrote:
> There was quite a discussion several months ago on how to
> recover from a lost root password.  I ran across the
> following on a RedHat site - talking about RH 7.2:
>
> If you cannot remember your root password, you will need to
> boot your system as linux single at the GRUB or LILO
> boot: prompt. Then at the # prompt, you will need to type
> passwd root, which will allow you to enter a new password for
> root. At this point you can type shutdown -r now and the system
> will reboot with your new password.
>

This is why physical security and passwords on the boot loader are a very 
very important thing. Grub does passwords quite nicely. 

Is there someway to have lilo use passwords and, if so, is there someway to 
make it use say md5 passwords like grub does and not plaintext or hashed?



James L


> Just thought I'd pass it on,
> bruce
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