if you are using lilo, from the lilo prompt, just type "linux single" it will boot it from the single user mode. Then you can change the password by "password root" command.
thanks.. -----Original Message----- From: Linus Karl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 2:10 AM To: Philippine Linux Users Group Mailing List Subject: Re: [plug] recover root passwd im using lilo :( and i think its the procedure #1 below. On 25 Sep 2003, Erwin Dwight Ruiz wrote: > 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 > -- 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
