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Re: Locked out



On Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 02:11:04AM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote:

> Does not single user mode inquires for root password?
> One alternative in case one forgets the root password is to use the rescue 
> disk, go to the 2nd VT, mount / and clear the root password from /etc/passwd 
> or /etc/shadow as appropriate.
> Isn't there is a possibility to boot into sh?

Yes there is. At the LILO-Prompt give the kernel the parameter
"init=/bin/sh".



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