Don Head wrote:
> Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the passwd RPM?
>
> rpm -ev passwd
> rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS/passwd*.rpm
>
> Not sure that it'll help, but it's easier than a reinstall.
>
> Don Head [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Conger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 4:40 PM
> To: Don Head
> Subject: Re: [Cooker] HELP!! Can't Change root password.
>
> Don Head wrote:
>
> > Not sure what the problem is, but here's something that might help.
> >
> > Reboot the machine.
> >
> > At the LILO prompt, enter "linux single"
> >
> > With any luck, it'll boot you up to a root prompt where you can try doing
> > it, or at least have access to some troubleshooting commands.
> >
> > Don Head [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Linux Mentor [1 314 692-1942]
> > Wave Technologies, Inc. [1 800 826-4640 x1942]
> > [AIM - Don Wave][ICQ - 18804935][Yahoo - Don_Wave]
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Conger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 4:19 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [Cooker] HELP!! Can't Change root password.
> >
> > I Can't change root password with linuxconf or passwd. When I click on
> > the button in linuxconf it does nothing. When root and I type passwd it
> > says "passwd: Module is unknown", this only happens when root. Please
> > help! I'm running a cooker from yesterday.
> >
> > Keith Conger
>
> Already tried that ;) Gives me the same error when running passwd. I'm stuck
> with a root account w/o a password. Thats not very good about to wipe the
> the root partition and reinstall.
>
> Keith
Just tried that still gives "passwd: Module is unknown".. Man I'd hate to
reinstall.
Keith
