Hi
Thanks for your help. Let me try your options.
Bye
Jayanta
-----Original Message-----
From: Shanker R Swaminathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] A Linux help Required
>
>Start up yast. Go to the system administration screen and add the user root
>and set the group as root and wheel. That should do it. Get a newer version
>of Yast , say 1.01 .
>If this does not work as you most probably do not /will not have rights to
>add users, login as Linux single( by typing single at the Lilo Prompt) and
>change the password from the root prompt, again by using yast or by a
simple
>useradd root , passswd ***** combo.
>
>Shanker
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jayanta Mukherjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 11:36 AM
>Subject: [ilug-cal] A Linux help Required
>
>
>> Dear Members
>>
>> I am using Linux SuSe6.1 and facing some acute problem like unable to
>login
>> as root , I can login as different user name. I have checked the
>etc/passwd
>> file and found that root line has been not there in file. by any means
>this
>> has been deleted or damaged. Is there any way to recover this w/o
>> reinstalling? I donot have any backup of that file.
>> Any help will be appreciated.
>> Thanks In Advance
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> Jayanta
>>
>>
>> Jayanta Mukherjee
>> Vedika Software Ph :91-33-2473810
>> 5B Sarat Bose Road Fax :91-33-2479474
>> Calcutta-20
>> India
>> http://www.fact.com.sg
>> http://www.allindia.com
>>
>>
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