On Tue, 22 Oct 2013, John R Pierce wrote: > On 10/22/2013 2:24 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: >> How do I change passwords on an install, e.g. my F14, >> into which I cannot login? >> I can edit the files from either Knoppix or from a CentoS terminal. > > edit /mnt/.../etc/shadow and delete the password hash between the first > two :'s, so it looks like username::..... > > then boot that system, log into it without any password, and set a > password immediately.
Thanks. I'll do that. -- Michael henne...@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu "On Monday, I'm gonna have to tell my kindergarten class, whom I teach not to run with scissors, that my fiance ran me through with a broadsword." -- Lily _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
