1. boot the system with a rescue floppy.
2. mount the root hard drive partition (assuming /etc doesn't have its own
partition).
3. edit /etc/shadow so that the first line has no text between the first and
second colons.
4. reboot. root now has no password.
pete
On Tue 27 Feb 01, 1:10 PM, Daniel Ray said:
> <Grin> he doesn't know what he did .. the system is on a
> video/mouse/keybroard switch box
>
> see it was my fault leaving the system login as root in the frist place ..
>
> since i am the only person that knows the system .. I didn't think there
> would have been a problem.
>
>
> hind sight is 20/20
>
>
> sorry for the delay .. was at lunch
>
>
>
> Daniel
>
>
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