Re: Debian Etch Installation. Root password doesn't works, why?
On Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 11:53:17AM +0800, Umarzuki Mochlis wrote:
> make sure the keyboard works normally. Try typing a few minutes with a live
> CD.
>
> You can reset the password by:
>
> appending "init=/bin/bash" to boot parameter
>
> remount root directory
> # mount -o remount,rw /
>
> reset root's password
> # passwd root
Mount it read-only again (arrow up to get previous lines)
# mount -o remount,ro /
Continue with standard boot sequence:
# exec /sbin/init
Two things to note:
1. if you just changed the password and pulled the plug, changes were
probably not saved. mounting read-only is normally a good way to see
that the changes are saved.
2. The exec trick works because the shell is process no. 1. Thus if you
exec /sbin/init in the same process it knows it is THE init process, and
not a telinit(8).
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