Re: Installing FC4 over FC1 with forgotten password

From: Aaron Gray (angray_at_beeb.net)
Date: 06/19/05

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    Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 02:30:30 +0100

    > A bit of a problem here. I have a machine with FC1 on but the password is
    > unknown. I want to install FC4 over it. It has GRUB and also a Windows
    > partition which I would like to keep.
    >
    > I have tried the FC rescue disk and am able to access FC1 as
    > /mnt/sysimage. chroot produces a segmentation fault.

    Okay I have scrubbed the harddisk (including Windows) and am starting from
    scratch.

    Unfortunately my HP laptop does not boot from DVD so got to download and
    make up some CD's :(

    Aaron

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