* Kevin Hochhalter <hkevin11@qwest.net> [Aug 13. 2001 21:15]:
On Monday 13 August 2001 15:17, Mads Martin Jørgensen wrote:
* TRBishop <tb64710@alltel.net> [Aug 13. 2001 15:13]:
Ok, I know this comes up every so often, now it's my turn. I changed root's password and I'm now locked out. I have tried the rescue disk thing, but I must not be doing things right. I've looked through the archives as long as my eyes could stand. Could someone please spell out the procedure for deleting the old /etc/passwd and getting a new root password to stick? I thought I had this printed off, but I can't find it. Thanks a million!
Just change the root line in /etc/shadow to:
root::11522:0:10000::::
And the password is blank, ready to be set. Just boot your system with init=/bin/bash to fix
If I understand the above correctly, you are unable to log in as root, correct? If so, then how is Martin's suggestion of changing /etc/shadow going to help you? You would need to be logged in as root to be able to edit this file. Or am I mistaken?
You can login now with a blank password and set it to whatever you want. -- Mads Martin Jørgensen, http://mmj.dk "Why make things difficult, when it is possible to make them cryptic and totally illogic, with just a little bit more effort." -- A. P. J.