RE: howto reset root password with setup disk (or some other way)
yes, but there is one additional problem: Currently I'm not logged on as
root.
So the door is closed, And I have key anymore to open it.
-----Original Message-----
From: broonie@sirena.org.uk [mailto:broonie@sirena.org.uk]On Behalf Of
Mark Brown
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 13:38
To: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org'
Subject: Re: howto reset root password with setup disk (or some other
way)
On Sun, Jul 23, 2000 at 01:13:15PM +0200, Corry Opdenakker wrote:
> does anyone know how I can reset the password for root?
> A while a go someone told me that this is possible by using the
install-boot
> disc or cd's.
Delete the second field from root's entry in /etc/passwd (/etc/shadow if
you're using shadow passwords - you'll have an "x" in the passwd file if
you are). This will remove root's password, and you can reset it using
passwd.
A safer thing to do is to generate a new crypted password and directly
replace the password, but unless you're on-line when you do this I
wouldn't worry about it.
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