> >Is there a way I can mount mylinux box (say from a bootable ISO image I'd > >make) to reset the root user password and not goof up the other accounts > >that I've been so happily been using? > > > >I'm hoping that combinations of commands like chroot and such > will allow me > >to avoid rebuilding my system. > > there single floppy linuxes like tomsrtbt that will run in ram and let > you use most linux commands to edit the etc files > I might be wrong on this but as far as I know chroot will ask for > root's password you may have to delete root's pass word from > /etc/shadow befor you run passwd depending on the distro just deleting > root's pass word will get you in as root with no pass word
If your distribution (Redhat does) supports a 'rescue mode' on its install CD then you can use that: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-rescue mode-boot.html http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.2-Manual/custom-guide/rescuem ode.html or, you could boot into single user mode at the LILO prompt using 'linux single' or 'linux init s'. That'll give you a root prompt where you can try editing /etc/passwd or using passwd. Puneet - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
