[techtalk] Forgotten root password

Caitlyn Martin caitlyn at netferrets.net
Mon Feb 28 13:18:25 EST 2000


Hi, Phil,

Boot up in single-user mode.  To do this, at the LILO prompt, type:

linux single

>From there you should be able to fix this "little" problem.

Regards,
Cait

Phil Savoie wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> A friend (no, really) has forgotten his RH6.1 root passwd.  In Solaris I
> know how to fix this (boot cdrom -s) but how in RH6.1? Any info would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Phil
>
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> techtalk at linuxchix.org   http://www.linuxchix.org


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