From: Chris Mann <cmann@stonebridgebank.com>
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Big dummy lost SU password...
Date: 11 Jul 2003 11:38:49 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1057937929.29435.23.camel@Kaylee> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bemkju$ou$1@main.gmane.org>
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On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 11:28, Jamie Risk wrote:
> Is there a way I can mount mylinux box (say from a bootable ISO image I'd
> make) to reset the root user password and not goof up the other accounts
> that I've been so happily been using?
if you boot of a boot disk and type: Linux 1 (IIRC) you should be dumped
to a shell. From there, it's as simple as passwd and enter your new root
password.
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Christopher Mann
Systems Administrator
Stonebridge Bank
cmann@stonebridgebank.com
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-07-11 15:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-07-11 15:28 Big dummy lost SU password Jamie Risk
2003-07-11 15:38 ` Chris Mann [this message]
2003-07-11 15:52 ` Ray Olszewski
2003-07-11 22:56 ` rob.rice
2003-07-11 23:33 ` Puneet B
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