don fisher wrote:
I am trying to leave a Fedora environment and am having problems with the root and user password. I did a 13.2 install from the DVD, leaving the mark highlighted that indicated that the user and root password would be the same (I think).
I am not aware of such a tickbox - you are first asked to enter your user details + password, on the next screen you're asked to providethe root password.
When I tried to su to root, it said the password was invalid. When I logged of, it also said that the user password was now invalid.
The latter doesn't sound right - there is no password validation when you log off.
I used a short password that the system said was not safe, but I did not care at this time.
Sure, it's unsafe, but that's your problem.
I there a way to mount the system using the rescue boot option so that I can change my user password back? And how do I get root back?
Yes. You boot the rescue system, mount your root file system, then you gain access by: cd /mnt (or wherever you've mounted the root file system) mount -o bind /proc proc mount -o bind /dev dev mount -o bind /sys sys chroot . to set the root password simply run "passwd". If you want to change the a user password, it's "passwd <username>". When you're done: exit umount proc dev sys cd umount /mnt And reboot.
I have never had to do an adduser root. Did the system get angry at my short passwords and just ignore them? I would have expected the installation to halt if it could not generate a root account. I assume opensuse does have a root account?
Yes it does. You won't need to add it. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (-1.4°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org