> > I forget the root password.How to recover the root password? > > 1. Boot off of a rescue CD > 2. mount the / partition to /mnt > 3. edit /mnt/etc/shadow > 4. zap the password field (see man 5 shadow) > 5. Upon reboot: login and change the password
Instead boot in single user mode and change the password to what ever you want. -- Regards, Rohit Baisakhiya KiranInfotech -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
