Hi Keith, > > A re-install isn't necessary AFAICS. Boot from other media > > Even easier (to my mind, at least): > > Boot with 'init=/bin/bash' appended to the kernel line in Grub (you > can edit that grub line when you boot), then: > > # mount -o remount,rw / > # passwd > [usual passwd dialogue to change root password] > # sync
Yes, I agree it's easier, as long as one's happy with just a shell and nothing else. (root doesn't need to enter his current password whomever's password he's changing.) > Then reboot. I do find it annoying on Ubuntu that reboot(8) doesn't work without all the upstart infrastructure up and running; one's left with no way out other than power off the PC (mine doesn't have a reset button). Presumably, anything giving access to reboot(2), which reboot(8) doesn't, would do. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-03-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
