Under Debian you are still prompted for a root password when booting single. I believe there's a defeat for this but don't know it offhand.
Booting other rescue media *will* work. On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 03:23:53PM -0500, Jeff Layton wrote: > You need to boot into single-user mode, and then run 'passwd'. To boot > into single user mode, you need to pass the boot parameter "single" to the > kernel. For instance, if my linux partition has the LILO label "Linux", > then when you would enter "Linux single" at the LILO boot: prompt. This > will give you a root shell, and you can then run "passwd root". > -- JL > > > On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hiya > > > > i have a laptop i got from work which has Red Hat on it... i know this is a > > debian news-group but the question is not linux specific.... > > > > How can i reset the root password. I do not want to have to reinstall to > > gain control of this system. I know a couple of logons on the system but i > > do not have root. > > > > I heard something about rebooting and holding down the shift/ctrl keys... > > I did that and it stopped at the lilo prompt...when i didn't enter anything > > it just loaded up as per normal. > > > > At the lilo prompt is there a way to load up linux in a different init > > state. Perhaps that is what needs to be done. > > > > Thanx > > > > Zane > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com) What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Scope out Scoop: http://scoop.kuro5hin.org/ Nothin' rusty about Kuro5hin: http://www.kuro5hin.org/