On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 00:25, NOUTH, LENA R (CONTRACTOR) wrote:
Hello all,
I have installed Suse 8.2 pro. All is working just fine. Last night, I decide to do a software update...this morning, I turn on my computer, suddenly, it no longer recognizes password for root account. Apparently, password for root account get changed somehow. What's the heck happen? At this point, it look like the only way to fix this problem is for me to re-install...unless anyone know of better solution.
1. I hope you're not logging on to the graphical desktop as root? Bad, bad, bad idea. Use su or sux from a regular user account to do system administration, and only when you have it clear in your head what you want to do. A mistake as root can be very damaging 2. To reset root's password, boot, for example, from the rescue system, mount the / partition, edit /etc/shadow and clear the password field for root 3. root's password won't just change itself. If you can't log on, and you're certain it is the correct password, you should consider the possibility that the system has been cracked