On Tuesday 24 May 2005 11:43 pm, Cameron MacDonald wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I installed LE again as have had continued problems with urpmi not > > owrking, bad sigantures etc. Install went well. I left /home alone (no > > pun intended). > > > > On previous install X was configured - this time asked me to do it, did > > so according hardware info, but itś incorrect. Attempted to get > > into Control Centre to change it but keep getting incorrect password for > > root. Have tried both user and root passwrods, but neither work. I am > > certain I using the password that I set. Can anyone help please. > > > > Thanks > > Rosemary > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > Hi Rosemary- > Maybe someone else knows another way, but here is how I have reset > my root pasword when I get snafu'd: > reboot your machine > when you get to the boot choice screen (the one that lets you choose > linux,or linux-non-fb, or failsafe) press 'esc', > you'll get a console looking screen, > type 'linux 1' (I think there's a space between linux and 1), > this puts you into runlevel 1, > type 'passwd', this lets you reset your root password-just type in > whatever you want it to be. Confirm it, and you're off!! > > There is a longer way of doing that( by editing the /etc/passwd > file, but this usually works ( the 2 times I have had to). > > Peace > > Cameron Actually It's not even that hard boot into failsafe type passwd input new passrord log out reboot
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