[MyLUG #488] Re: password

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:31:20 -0700

if you have slackware installed then you can simply
do
Linux  init=/bin/bash rw
this will do the work of mount / -o remount,rw
rest said by joy suffices.

On 4/27/06, joy merwin monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

if you have the procedure i gave for the previous problem
you could use that: init=/bin/bash
remount / as read write
type passwd
enter new passwd
remount / as read only
reboot

On 4/27/06, Suresh Rajashekara < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Pass the srgument
>
> single
>
> at the bootloader (either LILO or GRUB)
>
> or
>
> Use a live CD, mount the partition and then remove the character x next
> to the username (for whom you want to remove the password) in
> /etc/passwd and then reboot.
>
>
> pawan alwandi wrote:
> > hi all ,
> > if i forget password for linux than how can i boot to linux without
> > installing the os
> >
> >
> > >
>
>
> >
>


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