Re: root password forgotten
I'd recommend Tom's Root Boot disk(http://www.toms.net/rb/). The boot disk
maker will run in Linux or Windows(shuts down windows and runs Linux using
loadlin). Boot the workstation with the Tom's disk inside, follow the
directions, mount the harddrive(/dev/hda?) and either edit the password file
and remove the root password or run chroot and make a new root password.
On Friday 25 January 2002 18:41 pm, J.A.Serralheiro wrote:
> what I would do: take the harddrive to another machine
> edit /etc/passwd and in the root entry delete the x next to the user name.
>
> after that, root access does not need password. place the hd back inthe
> workstation and turn it on. login as root and change the password as
> usual. There are better ways like building a booting floppy but I dont
> know how
>
> On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Pieter De Troyer wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > After letting it catch some dust in the past months I dug up an old
> > workstation that wasn't completely configured yet.
> >
> > Problem: don't remember the root password. Only the password from the
> > only other user account on the machine. Booting in single user mode
> > prompted me for the root password (or ctrl+d) for normal boot.
> >
> > what can i do?
> >
> > pieter
> >
> >
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