Re: Query abouut root account

[Denis Witt <denis.witt@concepts-and-training.de>]

On 16.07.2012 10:01, Bret Busby wrote:

> I have forgotten the root password, and have not logged into root on
> that computer, or updated the system, for about a year, I think.

Do you have physical access to this machine? Or can you get someone to 
boot it with a live-CD?

If so you can boot from the live-CD, chroot into the system on the disk 
and change the root passwd.

Bye.