Reboot your Laptop and on the bootloader menu just before it loads the OS.. 1. Press cursor any keys. 2. select the kernel and press "e" to edit it. 3. delete this values "rhgb quite" and type single e.g kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet to kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 single 4. Press "b" to boot the system in single user mode once the above parameters are changed. 5. type "passwd" on the terminal to reset the root password.
All the best. ./Collins.sh -- In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:26 PM, hard wyrd <[email protected]> wrote: > Use a linux live CD to mount the root partition. You can use Knoppix or > Ubuntu livecd for this. Once you locate the / partition, open the file > /etc/shadow and remove the root password. > > Done. > > On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 4:56 PM, !! ~ HUSSAIN ~ !! <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello friends, >> I am using HP probook notebook there i have installed red hat 5, >> for the couple of months i dint use red hat n now i forget root password n i >> am finding great dificulty because all my work got stuck, so pls >> genuis friends help me..... >> Thank u. >> >> -- >> !! ~ Hussain ~ !! >> Service, IEIC >> Shillong-Meghalaya >> +919862225870 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------- > "Penguin, penguin, and more penguin !" > > www.madforubuntu.com > baudizm.blogsome.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > -- In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
