Re: I forgotten my root's password

[Leonardo Dias <madleo@catho.com.br>]

Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> 
> > Is there a better solution?
> >
> yes! :-))
> at the lilo prompt type (hope, you did not protect lilo with the same
> password ;-)):
> linux init=/bin/sh (possibly also root=/dev/... AFTER init=)
> this will drop you in a password-free root shell.
> then run
> mount -n -o rw,remount /
> to make root writeable. then just passwd and the thing is done.
> remount again in ro mode, hit the reset switch and boot as normal.

Or simply do a 

linux 1 init=/bin/sh root=/dev/... mount rw

No need to rerun the mount command. :-))

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Leonardo Dias
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Catho Online
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