--- Kevin Strong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks, I have a problem. I cannot login to my debian > system using the root > password but I can login using other users logins. > Is there anything I can > do to regain the ability to login as root other than > rebuilding the > server.Thanks for the help in advance. >
Hi Kevin You can do it this way. If you use lilo, boot the kernel using with the parameters below boot: linux init=/bin/sh This will boot you into a basic shell. Now mount the root file system bash# mount -o remount / -rw and with that done you can change the password bash# passwd Now reboot your system as you normally would and you can log into root using your new password. If you don't use Lilo you can still do this with a boot disk. Hope this helps Cheers Geoff http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies - Vote for your nominees in our online Oscars pool.