i had the same problem with 6.2 ended up formatting
:(
----- Original Message -----
From: RATNAKAR KOLI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 8:21 PM
Subject: [LIH] RH 6.2 forgets passwords
> My RH 6.2 was working fine till yesterday, when all of a sudden it forgot
all
> my user passwords and root password as well.
>
> I tried login as "linux 1", changing the password, where it mentioned new
> password accepted, but on relogging, again it said invalid password (but
on
> root login, it was clearing the screen and coming back to login prompt).
>
> I tried modifying the /etc/password and /etc/shadow, but there was no
change.
> but somehow, temporarily i got hold of a user login, changed myself to
"su"
> (without a password), got linuxconf activated, tried changing the password
for
> all the users and root. Activated the changes but nothing happened.
finally i
> had to reinstall it.
>
> What could had been the prob, and how do i tackle it in future?
>
> Ratnakar
>
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