On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, yenjet wrote:

> 
> On Wed, 25 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> A more faster way will be reboot (Ctrl-Alt-Del) the machine.
> At the boot prompt, type linux init=/bin/sh
> 
> LILO: linux init=/bin/sh
> 
> You will login without any password.
> 
> Then, change the password with 'passwd' command.

I think you must remount rw the partition (/bin/mount / -o remount,rw),
change password (/bin/passwd), remount ro (/bin/mount / -o remount,ro),
sync (/bin/sync) and reboot.

> 
> DONE.
> 
> 
> +>Hi
> +>
> +>Sorry for disturbing .
> +>Yesterday I used useradd to add many temporary accounts that we needed.
> +>To be sure that they have a password until people come and get their
> +>password !! I entered temporary passwords to this accounts and I don't
> +>know these passwords . 
> +>
> +>Today I understood that when changing passwords once I have not typed the
> +>login name and therefore typed a password for root .
> +>
> +>Sorry but now I have not the root password , this is one of the most
> +>important servers in this university. 
> +>
> +>What can I do , please quickly !!!
> +>
> +>Regards , Stupid Admin
> +>
> +>-------------------------------------------------
> +>  Siamak Sarmady ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> +>  P.O.Box 1625,Science College,Shiraz,Iran.
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> Regards,
> 
> == Yen Jet ==
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