Re: newbie idiot

From: Mal (frenchcanadian_at_REMOVETHISsympatico.ca)
Date: 02/29/04


Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 00:01:35 -0500

thanks for all the info...everything fine now

Mal
"Andrew Spartz" <aspartzNOSPAM@pinenet.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:1g9tkxr.vkcdzz1rkaupqN%aspartzNOSPAM@pinenet.com...
> Mal <frenchcanadian@REMOVETHISsympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I uninstalled madrake to try out redhat 9 wich runs like a breeze BUT I
have
> > locked my log in account a can no longer access my box.
> >
> > Any work arounds for this
> >
> > Also how do you access the root file it says that I don't have admin
rigths
> > to the file
> >
> > Locked myself out what a idiot!
> >
> > Mal
>
> In GRUB (assuming that is you choice), following the instruction givfen
> elsewhere ("e" and "e") append "linux single" to the line you want to
> boot.
>
> When your comp boots, you are now the only user present. You are also
> root. From here you should be able to change the root password after
> which you should be able to reboot normally.
>
> ARS
>
>



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