Dave Watkins wrote:
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
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Hardware/Software Sales, Service & Support
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**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 **>
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