override GRUB. boot the system in single user mode.at the shell you can reset the password by typing passwd.
On Thu, 2003-09-25 at 16:50, Linus Karl wrote: > hi! > forgot root password on redhat 7.3 > > 1. i used the install disk to boot the server and chose "linux rescue", > my linux fs was mounted to /mnt/sysimage then i typed "chroot /mnt/sysimage" > then typed "passwd root" and set a new password. i reboot the system but > still the new password is not being accepted. > > 2. i went back to linux rescue again, removed the "encrypted text" from > /etc/shadow, save the file, reboot, i typed root at the login prompt but > the system prompts me for login again and again. > > Redhat Linux 7.3 > > login: root > login incorrect > > login: > > 3. linux rescue, manually typed passwd and shadow files w/o the "encrypted > text", reboot, but still no luck. > > 4. what's next? > > thanx, > linus karl > > > > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
