On 11 Apr 2013, Darac Marjal wrote: > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 12:44:27PM -0400, Robert B McKittrick wrote: > > my system 6.0.7 does not recognize the root password I gave it when > > installing. is there any way to reset root without reinstalling? > > bob > > Yes. First of all, how are you attempting to use the root password? SSH > is usually configured not to allow root passwords, also gksu might be > expecting your (user's) password rather than the root password. > > The best way to check is to press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to a VT and > attempt to log in as root there. If that doesn't work, then you'll need > to reset root's password. >
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