Great! Sorry, I forgot to Cc the list when I sent you my initial reply. It's quoted in the email below. Murat Ohannes Berin wrote: > Thanks James, > > It worked!!! > > Murat > > At 10:04 PM 9/3/2008, James Shupe wrote: >> Just reset the root password. >> >> Reboot, and at Grub select the kernel, hit 'e', then append >> "init=/bin/sh" to the end of the kernel line (without the quotes). Press >> 'b', to boot the system. Once it boots, you can run "mount -o remount,rw >> /" to make sure the root volume is mounted rw, and then use the passwd >> utility to change the password or a text editor to delete the password >> hash (in between the second and third colons on a line) from >> /etc/shadow. Reboot the system normally when you're done. >> >> Murat Ohannes Berin wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I just insralled Debian on my laptop. However, I can not login as root. >> > It says wrong password. I am quite sure I am typing th right >> password. I >> > am able to loging as the regular user. >> > >> > Murat >> > >> > >> >> Thank you, >> -- >> James Shupe >> HermeTek Network Solutions >> http//www.hermetek.com >> 1.866.325.6207 >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This Email is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 >> U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. The information contained in >> this Email is intended only for use of the individual or entity named >> above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or >> the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended >> recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution >> or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have >> received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by >> telephone 1.866.325.6207 and destroy the original message. >> >> > > Thank you, -- James Shupe HermeTek Network Solutions http//www.hermetek.com 1.866.325.6207 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Email is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. The information contained in this Email is intended only for use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone 1.866.325.6207 and destroy the original message.
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