Re: [expert] Password files

[John Craig]

vi /etc/passwd || /etc/shadow depending if you use a shadow passwd file.  You probable 
do.
then clear out the hash between the ":"s leaving name::#:#o
e.g.

before
jim:sdhj22148x21$$:11207:0:99999:7:::
after
jim::11207:0:99999:7:::


> Hello
> 
> Can anyone tell me how to remove a password for a user from /etc/passwd file
> when boot in floppy or from single user mode ?
> 
>