On Saturday 13 October 2007 06:03, Glenn Holmer wrote: > On Friday 12 October 2007 11:16, Jonathan Arnold wrote: > > Recovering from a broken root password isn't really that hard. The > > thing to do in the past is to boot into single user mode, but many > > distros, openSUSE included, now ask for the root password even in > > that case. > > > > Nowadays, you have to boot some Live CD, mount the partition > > containing the /etc directory of the OS in question, and edit the > > /etc/shadow file to remove root's password from the password field. > > You can just enter "init=/bin/sh" on the Boot Options line of the > GRUB boot screen. The system will boot straight into bash and you > can use your favorite editor on /etc/shadow.
Technically, when invoked as /bin/sh, BASH operates in its Bourne Shell compatibility mode, which deprives you of many of BASH's innovations. Use /bin/bash to get full functionality. > ... Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
