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obtain a boot disk, boot ur sys up with it, mount the root partition, `vipw` and put a "*" for root's passwd. reboot the machine and supply a passwd for root asap. /ayn On Sun, 5 Jan 1997, Chuma Agbodike wrote: > When I installed Debian 1.1 (linux 2.0) and later upgraded to 2.0.6 > I did not give a password. I usually log in as root followed by a <CR> > at password prompt. > > For some time now I have not logged into Linux. Been busy with several > other stuff. Close to 2 months or more. > > Today I booted linux and it won't let me in. I log in as root and give > it <CR> at password prompt. Keeps rejecting me. > > How do I get around this? I hate to think that I have to re install > from scratch after all the work I did getting it to where I like it. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMtAJf56qvWJYgw1hAQEr6wP/RGGDOr5sB+YJfAr7Y5/SCsvNj0OI0H1U yJKTT2wrHHuCT6KEmeWDe+d/OmAjIUALXhNxiV6XzYUEvopgzI5m7Ajtow0pBqCT x3CZ58NcPfYNWL1vsEqsTiPppVvBN6C/k+WZw4f1qbZ4VXIpDEO5T0f+WOXZnOY2 w+0GyCn8KDU= =jJ4S -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Andrew Y Ng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Carnegie Mellon University http://andrew.Ngbert.org | ECE major, Music minor campus ph: 412/862-2836 | voice mail: 412/268-6700 x30027 | talk: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] * NGBERT.ORG! * | for online status http://www.Ngbert.org | finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info... --------------------------X------------------------------------- NetBSD FreeBSD Linux NeXT Be Solaris !windoze wise as a man's head. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
