You should append 1 to the end of your kernel boot line in the grub menu. 1 is single user mode (run level 1 ) and will boot you directly into a root shell. You can then use passwd to change your password. Then reboot or type init 5 and you system should come fully up.
Justin On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:07 am, VIKAS RATHEE wrote: > boot ur system through the super user mode using the bootable Cd you > can > find the info using googling. You can reset ur password for the super > user > using it . > > You dont need a reinstall. > > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 12:48 PM, MALKIAT BENIPAL > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Dear all, >> I forgot root password of my linux (red hat). Could any please guide >> if I >> could locate it through any way or I have reinstall the same. >> Thanks/MALKIAT >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India >> Messenger at >> http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/ >> _______________________________________________ >> ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org >> http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd >> Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi >> http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ >> > > > > -- > Vikas Rathee > Mobile: +91 99719 98912 > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
