On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 03:16:33PM -0500, Roy wrote: > Thanks. > > That will change the root password, but how can I get in as user once I > re-boot? There is no root user at gdm, that I can remember, just roy. BTW, > I am not even sure the user's name is accurate because y and z were > switched on the keyboard.
Sorry, might not have been clear. After changing root's password, change the username's password. For example, if the username was roy passwd roy If you're unsure of the user name, and doing ls /home doesn't help, then I would just create a new user and make sure they're in the wheel group, since Fedora now gives sudo powers to all users in the wheel group. So, adduser -G wheel newroy or whatever you want to call it--or delete the old user and add this user. It should work, even in single user mode, but haven't done it in awhile. If it doesn't, once you've changed the root password, then boot again, but this time in text mode--should be the same as before but add 3 rather than 1 to the end of the kernel line. (Hope that still works under systemd, I'm not 100 percent sure it does.) Then, you will be in full multiuser mode and can add the new user. -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 Giles: I need you to take Spike for a few days. Xander: What? Spike: What? Anya: What? Spike: I'm not stayin' with him. Giles: I have a friend who's coming to town, and I'd like us to be alone. Anya: Oh, you mean an orgasm friend? Giles: Yes, that's exactly the most appalling thing you could have said. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
