Ok this worked.. Thanks!

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bret Hughes
> Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2002 6:18 p.m.
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Opps...
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> 
> On Thu, 2002-06-13 at 16:57, Rodney Fulk wrote:
> > Ok, without access to the root password how can I do this?
> > I have grub as my boot loader..
> > I do not see an obvious way of doing this...
> 
> at the grub screen select the kernal you want to boot , press e, select
> the line that has the kernel parameters on it I forget which one press
> e, at the end of the line typ 1 or single back out and press b for
> boot.  The instructions are actually on the grub screen to pass
> parameteres to the kernel.
> 
> You will then be placed at a prompt ( no password required) and can
> follow the intructions already given on setting a password.  I would
> probably just enter passwd and enter a new password.  exit will reboot
> the machine as normal.
> 
> Bret 
> 
> 
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