*- On 31 Aug, Patrick Kirk wrote about "Re: Forgotten root password HELP using shadow passwords" >> Assuming you're not using shadow passwords, you'll need to boot from the > > Thanks for the reply. > > I am using shadow passwords. Does that mean I'm unable to do as you > suggest? >
In that case do the same procedure except modify etc/shadow and empty out the second field. -- Brian --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis ---------------------------------------------------------------------