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Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] root password problem
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 09:58:13 +0530
Hi rajarshi
Chip -August 99 has given some solution for that (I could't recall..if
interested i will give u details). I have not tried this but someone told
that it works.
Kamal
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 25 September 1999 17:58
Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] root password problem
>Hi Indra,
> OK.What if you have no CD,no boot/rescue disk - nothing.Is there anyway
>to get into the system or get back the root passwd??
>
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>Rajarshi Guha | Do molecular biologists
>Dept Of Chemistry | wear designer genes ??
>IIT Kharagpur |
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>On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Indranil Das Gupta wrote:
>
>> Simple, you build one ... Boot the m/c from the installation CD... most
distros have the option to build a bootdisk,
>> without installing anything on your HDD... and IIRC, slackware provides
one of the nicest way to go about it among all
>> the other distros (comments from slackware-wallahs invited ;)
>>
>> --Indra.
>>
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>> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] root password problem
>> > Date: Saturday, September 25, 1999 10:37 AM
>> >
>> > Hi Indra,
>> > out of interest,what do you do if you don't have a rescue or
bootdisk?
>> >
>> >
>> > -----------------------------------------------------
>> > Rajarshi Guha | Do molecular biologists
>> > Dept Of Chemistry | wear designer genes ??
>> > IIT Kharagpur |
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>> > On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Indranil Das Gupta wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > Boot the m/c using the rescue bootdisk. Once you are at the root
prompt,
>> > > use the passwd command to change the password....and try not to lose
it
>> > > again :-)
>>
>>
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