Re: lost password

[Adam Aube <aaube01@baker.edu>]

Micha Feigin wrote:

>> ?? 29 06 2004 21:35 disciple@exis.net ??????:
>> > forgot root password.  just installed "woody"...
>> > tried alt, shift ctrl keys and was able to get to lilo.  it still asked
>> > for the root passwd.  booted to cd and ran:
>> >
>> > rescue root=/dev/hda1  still could not change anything...
>> >
>> > how do i reset?
>> 
> 
> On the lilo prompt press tab, then write
> linux init=/bin/sh
> (replace linux with your kernel name if necessary). when the system
> comes up use vi to open /etc/shadow and /etc/shadow- if you have them
> or /etc/passwd, and delete the second field between the ':' with all
> the junk in it in both files
> root:$1$2sHrhbJj$wlsdD6uVQiEaYRRE0AOHI.:12509:0:99999:7:::
>      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Now write su, it won't ask for a password as there is none, you can now
> do passwd to change password. You may need to force vim to write the
> file since its read only probably. You may also need to remount the
> file system read/write for this
> mount -t <fs type> /dev/hd<partition> / -o remount,rw

You don't need to use su - you'll already be root.

Adam