On Sat, Oct 14, 2006 at 09:20:24PM +0100, Paul LeoNerd Evans wrote: > On Sat, Oct 14, 2006 at 09:20:54PM +0200, Nicolas François wrote: > > Why do you need passwd when "linux init=/bin/sh"? > > Are you using "linux init=/bin/sh" to reset users' passwords? > > Not users' passwords, no.. The root password. > > If you don't know / have forgotten the root password for a Linux box, > init=/bin/sh is about the only way to fix it.
In that case, I recommend, just resetting the password (edit /etc/shadow, and set the root line to: 'root::1:0:99999:7:::') with an editor. There is an editor in /bin (at least ed). /bin should be kept as small as possible. PS: please, keep the bug report cc'ed Kind Regards, -- Nekral
