Mr O wrote:
> What's the quickest way to root a RedHat box? Boot off a rescue
> CD or bootable distro and edit /etc/passwd? What do I change? Do
> I change the values associated with root's password or can I
> just simply reset the root and/or user passwords?
knoppix: knoppix textmode
root# mount /dev/hdaX /mnt/hdaX
root# chroot /mnt/hdaX /usr/bin/passwd root
Changing password for user root
New password: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Retype new password: XXXXXXXXXXXX
root# umount /mnt/hdaX
Replace the X's with the right characters for your configuration.
--
Bob Miller K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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