Re: lost bootable linux password

From: Bit Twister (BitTwister_at_localhost.localdomain)
Date: 12/28/03 

Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 00:59:53 GMT

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 00:53:34 +0000 (UTC), Anonymous Sender wrote:
> Hello I am using a live bootable-linux, Adios, and forgot the root password.
>
> Can anybody tell me of a fairly easy way to change the unknown password,
> mabe I can delete a file and reboot the bootable cd and start over?

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You can change passowrd at a command line prompt with
passwd (login id to change here)

If your boot menu has a "failsafe" selection, that will boot into
single user level 1 mode. If not the boot loader grub or lilo
will allow you to set single/level 1 mode.

----------------- using grub ----------------------
When at the grub menu

Hit e to get to the edit mode
You should be on the Kernel line containing /vmlinuz
Hit e again and add a
      space single
to the end of line and hit Enter key. Example:
    kernel (hd0,4)/vmlinuz 1 root=/dev/hda9 mem=128M single
then b to boot

You then come to the sh-nnn# prompt.

When you "exit" the system will continue booting.

---------------- using lilo -----------------------

Hit Tab key at lilo prompt then

linux 1 or linux single

----------------------------------------------------

Another method would be to boot cd 1 in the rescue mode
and mount your hard drive partition ang get it chroot'ed

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