Re: [newbie] Lost root password

[Eunice Thompson]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hello
>         Somehow I lost root password. Is thre any way to login
> as root again?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Eduardo

At the LILO boot prompt, type :
  linux 1
the system will startup in single user mode, no need to login- you will
already be root. You will have to make a new password for root, so just
type:
  passwd
and follow the prompts. Then just reboot (shutdown -r now)

Good Luck

Eunice Thompson