Hi All, Just tried Jeff's suggested method as it was so well laid out that even I could understand it!!!!
The fact that I "happened" to have a Linux box here that I couldn't get into had nothing to do with the decision to try Jeff's suggestion at all (he said sheepishly)" OTOH, I don't have to embarrass myself by admitting that I forgot the root password do I? Wait, didn't I just do that here? Duh!!! Thanks to Jeff for the tip, The others for the advice, ant the list as a whole for your guidance. Cheers, Dave Watkins Abacus Technologies Calgary, Alberta, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davewatkins.net Voice: 403-701-5746 Fax: 403-266-0626 Hardware/Software Sales, Service & Support Electronics Restoration Specialists **On May 4, 2004 10:54, Jeffrey Clement wrote: **> Another less frightening way. Should work fine. **> **> Boot Knoppix or some other linux on CD/Floppy. **> **> Open a KTerminal. **> **> Assume root: **> #sudo sh **> **> Mount problem HDD **> #mkdir /hdd **> #mount /dev/hda1 /hdd **> **> Chroot to your HDD **> #chroot /hdd **> **> And reset the password **> #passwd root **> **> Jeff **> _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
