Cannot figure out root password..
Between the two of us ... systems administrators some one changed root password and cannot remember it any more. We cannot any do all root duties.. Help! I can this problem be sorted out? Luckson.
First off, find out who changed it and smack them stupid. ;)
Then, you should be able to use CD1 (recovery mode) to boot up and clear the
password for root.
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From: "Luckson Bwalya [Asst Head - System Dev & Sup]"
Between the two of us ... systems administrators some one changed root password and cannot remember it any more. We cannot any do all root duties..
Help! I can this problem be sorted out?
Luckson.
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Thank you for your quick response ... If I hard boot my linux box is there a way of interrupting the startup procedure so that i get to the command line and change the passwd? Just thinking ... Luckson.
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 08:24:33PM +0200, Luckson Bwalya [Asst Head - System Dev & Sup] wrote:
Thank you for your quick response ...
If I hard boot my linux box is there a way of interrupting the startup procedure so that i get to the command line and change the passwd?
On LILO prompt boot: type ``linux init=/bin/sh'' (without qoutes, of course) and you'll boot into shell. Then mount your / filesystem, edit /etc/passwd with vi, and there you go... -Kastus
Just thinking ...
Luckson.
Boot your machine with the option 'init=/bin/sh' at the lilo prompt, once you get the shell prompt re-mount the root partition rw, edit the file /etc/shadow and delete the password for root. Re-boot, the root account should now log in without password, change the password with passwd. -- Rafael
You seem to be answering the question i HAVE RAISED JUST now.. I will try this just now and give you a feed back, stay online. On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Rafael E. Herrera wrote:
Boot your machine with the option 'init=/bin/sh' at the lilo prompt, once you get the shell prompt re-mount the root partition rw, edit the file /etc/shadow and delete the password for root.
Re-boot, the root account should now log in without password, change the password with passwd.
-- Rafael
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Geordon VanTassle -
Konstantin (Kastus) Shchuka -
Luckson Bwalya [Asst Head - System Dev & Sup] -
Rafael E. Herrera