On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:58:31AM +0530, vivek chalotra wrote: > > I have forgotten the root password of my main server having SLC 5.7. Kindly > let me know the easiest way to change or retrieve it. >
Boot from installation CD into "rescue" mode, cd /mnt/sysimage/etc, vi shadow to reset the password string to "" (blank, no password). -- Konstantin Olchanski Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow! Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca Snail mail: 4004 Wesbrook Mall, TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A3, Canada
