ctrl-alt-delete should work from the console to do a proper reboot, then
do a linux single at the lilo prompt.
Harry
On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Bruce Stephens
wrote:
> Take the machine down to single user mode and change root password there.
> In order to do this you should login as root (!!!) and go to single user
> mode but as you can't, you will have to crash the machine and reboot to
> init 1
> (Linux single)
> You may be able to do this with the bin or adm accounts...
> Otherwise you will have to try each of the changed passwords one by one!!
>
> Alternatively do you have another account (fred) that has su access?
> eg field, bin, adm. Try these accounts first!
> Regards,
> Bruce.
>
>
>
> >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
> >
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