Shantanu
you can just type linux single (or the name which you had given for
linux that you use at boot up followed by a space and then single)
it would not ask for a password and log u as root
then you type the command paaswd
and give the new passwd and then reboot the machine
it would not ask for the old passwd
then enjoy with Linux
Desikan
Santanu Chatterjee wrote:
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> In our college, our professor has forgotten the root
> password in one of the Linux computers. And I am asked to
> fix it.
>
> I read somewhere that entering linux using 'linux single'
> is the way to do so. Assuming I enter linux in single user mode,
> then what do I do.
> If I do
> # passwd
> then will it not ask for the old one, which, of course is forgotten ?
>
> What do I do ?
>
> Regards,
> Santanu Chatterjee
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