Boot into single user mode (linux -s) and then run passwd <username> to reset the password for that user. Can even be done for root if need be.

jer

niru wrote:
I installed YDL3 (G4 dual 1.25, dualboot YDL and OSX) last year and lost username and password.
What can I do?
(I´m a really linux newbie)
Thanks for help.
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