Try "linux single" at the lilo prompt, set the password and reboot.
On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Dr.K.S.Sangunni wrote:
> Hi
> While using KDE menu to create new user, we found that root entry in the
> passwd file vanished! Now we were unable to login as root. The newly
> created account works. If I shutdown using 3key method, it says Shutdown
> not possible.
>
> How to get back the root login?
>
> rajan
>
>
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