Take the machine down to single user mode and change root password there.
In order to do this you should login as root (!!!) and go to single user
mode but as you can't, you will have to crash the machine and reboot to
init 1
(Linux single)
You may be able to do this with the bin or adm accounts...
Otherwise you will have to try each of the changed passwords one by one!!
Alternatively do you have another account (fred) that has su access?
eg field, bin, adm. Try these accounts first!
Regards,
Bruce.
>Hi
>
>Sorry for disturbing .
>Yesterday I used useradd to add many temporary accounts that we needed.
>To be sure that they have a password until people come and get their
>password !! I entered temporary passwords to this accounts and I don't
>know these passwords .
>
>Today I understood that when changing passwords once I have not typed the
>login name and therefore typed a password for root .
>
>Sorry but now I have not the root password , this is one of the most
>important servers in this university.
>
>What can I do , please quickly !!!
>
>Regards , Stupid Admin
>
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