Re: [SLUG] Can't change root password in single user mode

On Monday 29 July 2002 10:48, Richard Hayes wrote: Dear list, A have a Mandrake 8.2 box without a floppy or CD We have lost the root password. I can boot into single user mode and run passwd but I get an error saying pwdb - another process has locked resource crital error. don't run

Re: [SLUG] Can't change root password in single user mode

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Richard Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote... : We have lost the root password. I can boot into single user mode and run : passwd but I get an error saying pwdb - another process has locked : resource crital error. As I recall, this is related to the existance of the

[SLUG] Can't change root password in single user mode

Dear list, A have a Mandrake 8.2 box without a floppy or CD We have lost the root password. I can boot into single user mode and run passwd but I get an error saying pwdb - another process has locked resource crital error. Any ideas? regards, RIchard Hayes -- SLUG - Sydney Linux