The tech support questions/answers in the May issue of Linux Journal
has two ways to reset/change the root password if you forget it or loose it.
On Fri, 05 May 2000, you wrote:
> If you lose the root password.....yep....so don't lose it.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: hopper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 1:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Root Password
>
>
> > On Thu, 04 May 2000, you wrote:
> > > On Wed, 3 May 2000, David Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > >Anyone know anything about how to set super permissions to a user
> without giving them the root password, or the authority to change the root
> password once they are granted super user permissions.
> > > >Thanks in advance.
> > > >Dave
> > > >
> > >
> > > You could add the user to the ROOT group, using userconf (as root).
> >
> > This question is sort of along the lost password lines.
> >
> > If I loose the root password, am I totally screwed?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Nathan
> >
> >
