I'm assuming the "ask the boss for the new password" part hasn't worked? Daniel Ray wrote: > ok .. i am a little new are retriving passwords with debian or anyh > flavor of linux My boss decided to play sysop while i was home sick > .. so how he changes the root password .. I have the machine here .. ( > it doesn't have a cd-rom drive ) my question how can i change the > root password back . Thanks in advance Daniel