> > I've not tried the grub and single mode in recent times as single user mode > was also password protected.
Since single user mode is password protected, the easiest way is to pass the kernel parameter 'init=/bin/bash' to the kernel. This will drop to shell in read only mode. Now, remount '/' filesystem in 'rw' mode and run 'passwd' to change the password. HTH S. Baskar _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines