I think that single user mode will require a password as well... you need to try rescue mode.
Offer On Feb 19, 2015 5:27 PM, "Jake anderson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > When we are unsure of root password. How do we reset the password of root? > > Jake > On 19 Feb 2015 20:11, "Bruce Hayden" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Since the Linux kernel will include text from the PARM option of the IPL > > command, you can just IPL nnn PARM LINUX 1. The PARM text can be up to > 64 > > bytes and it is appended to the kernel parm string. > > > > Note that the PARM option is different from the LOADPARM option. > LOADPARM > > simulates the loadparm field on the Load screen of the HMC and is only 8 > > bytes. There is no HMC equivalent of the PARM option on IPL. It is a VM > > only thing. > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Jake anderson <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hello Group, > > > > > > What will be the command to start a Linux Guest as Single User Mode ? > > This > > > is required for me to change the root password for the Linux > Guest.(z/VM) > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions or advise are much appreciated. > > > > > > Jake > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 > or > > > visit > > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > > > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Bruce Hayden > > z/VM and Linux on System z ATS > > IBM, Endicott, NY > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > > visit > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
