Pass the following command line option to kernel "linux single"
The kernel will do minimal things, and give you a bash prompt. You'll be having root priviledges here. Go ahead and change the password. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ankit Jain > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:46 PM > To: admin > Subject: root password > > hi > > i have forgotten my root pasword. i had installed redhat > linux 9.0 kernel version 2.4 with grub loader. > if somebody can tell me how to change the password without logging. > > thanks > > ankit > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-newbie" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > Disclaimer: This message and any attachment(s) contained here are information that is confidential,proprietary to HCL Technologies and its customers, privileged or otherwise protected by law.The information is solely intended for the individual or the entity it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to read, forward, print,retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete it from your computer. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
