RE: [newbie] root password expired.

2003-06-10 Thread Steven Broos
access to the system? Scott -Original Message- From: Troy Davidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 5:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] root password expired. Ze, Restart the computer and put it into single user mode. At either LILO

[newbie] root password expired.

2003-06-09 Thread Ze Ji Li
Hi there, My root password expired. I can't su and login from the terminals. Is there anyway I can reset it? Thank you. Ze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] root password expired.

2003-06-09 Thread Troy Davidson
Ze, Restart the computer and put it into single user mode. At either LILO or GRUB, type 'linux 1' at the prompt. Then, once the computer has started, go into a terminal and type in 'su'. You won't need to enter in a password. Type in 'userconf' and change the root password. Reboot the