--- daddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 09 Feb 2002, Net Llama wrote: > > I think a key piece of info that is missing here is whether he has > > simply forgetten the password(s), or if something occured to render > > authentication broken. > > > > Tinkering with /etc/shadow may not be the best idea, especially if > this > > is simply a matter of a forgetten password, where booting into > single > > user mode would be the ideal fix. > > > I haven't forgotten my password. No member of my family can access > their > account.
OK, then you need to determine what got broken. Passwords don't just change themselves. Either you tinkered with something you shouldn't have, or your box got compromised. > How can I alter my boot up squence so that I boot up into single user > mode. Well, if you're running GRUB, then you'll prolly need to edit the boot= line so that it says something like 'linux single'. If you're using LILO, then simply type 'linux single' at the LILO prompt. > Once I do, I would then use the COAS tools to re-enter the passwords? Errr...no. Now is not the time to be going to a GUI to solve your problems. You're going to need to get really familiar with the command line. ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
