12 Nov
2002
12 Nov
'02
00:02
That asked, my understanding is the only way that one can reset the root password is by booting into a rescue system and modifying /etc/passwd. To do that, is it as simple as removing the 'x' between the :'s for the root line in that file?
The file you are looking for is /etc/shadow, not /etc/passwd. I removed the crypted password when I had a problem like yours (forgotten password in my case). Praise