I've got to agree with Chris on this one, why a DOS partition?
There are actually several methods to get into a computer with forgotten/lost/changed root password: Option 1. Boot the system into single user mode. At the boot prompt (how you get this depends upon the boot loader used) type: linux single This gets you in as root with no password. Set a new password using the passwd command then sync & reboot the system. Option 2. Another option is to boot off a floppy or cd, mount your original root directory and edit the file /etc/shadow (from your original install of course). Open the file in your preferred editor, find the line that starts: root: Change the line to read: root:::: yes, that's four colons, nothing else. Depending upon your distro you may also need to edit the file /etc/passwd. This file looks a lot like the last one but all you do is delete the 'x' that is between the first 2 colons. Save the file/s, reboot the system and you should be able login as root without a password. Set a new password as normal. No need for DOS to save you. :) Cheers, Mark K. --- In [email protected], c beck <usabecker@...> wrote: > > I'm curious how giving a partition to DOS provides an advantage over > another linux install or a live cd? Primary partitions are fairly > valuable if you are multibooting with windows, right? Thanks for any > insight. > > Cheers, ~Chris > ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
