Do you have sudo set up? -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jake anderson Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 7:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Single User mode Linux Guest
Hi Somebody has changed the password for which I am not aware. When I provide passwd it tells me incorrect password. On 19 Feb 2015 20:59, "Michael MacIsaac" <[email protected]> wrote: > passwd > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Jake anderson > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi > > > > When we are unsure of root password. How do we reset the password of > root? > > > > Jake > > On 19 Feb 2015 20:11, "Bruce Hayden" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Since the Linux kernel will include text from the PARM option of > > > the > IPL > > > command, you can just IPL nnn PARM LINUX 1. The PARM text can be > > > up to > > 64 > > > bytes and it is appended to the kernel parm string. > > > > > > Note that the PARM option is different from the LOADPARM option. > > LOADPARM > > > simulates the loadparm field on the Load screen of the HMC and is > > > only > 8 > > > bytes. There is no HMC equivalent of the PARM option on IPL. It > > > is a > VM > > > only thing. > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Jake anderson < > [email protected] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hello Group, > > > > > > > > What will be the command to start a Linux Guest as Single User Mode ? > > > This > > > > is required for me to change the root password for the Linux > > Guest.(z/VM) > > > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions or advise are much appreciated. > > > > > > > > Jake > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO > LINUX-390 > > or > > > > visit > > > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > > > > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Bruce Hayden > > > z/VM and Linux on System z ATS > > > IBM, Endicott, NY > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ---- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access > > > instructions, send email to [email protected] with the > > > message: INFO LINUX-390 > or > > > visit > > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ---- For more information on Linux on System z, visit > > > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO > > LINUX-390 or visit > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit > > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
