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".