But doesn't it still ask you for the passwd? I haven't logged into
single user mode in a very long time. I can't remember. But I thought
it still asks you for the root passwd. I could be wrong of course.
tdh
| Jaime,
|
| Try "linux single" at the boot prompt (if you are using lilo), not sure how
| grub handles it. Then of course, it is as simple as typing in passwd root,
| the new passwd twice, and then init 3 (5 if you want to boot into Xwindows).
|
| Michael
|
| --
| Michael Viron
| Registered Linux User #81978
| Senior Systems & Administration Consultant
| Web Spinners, University of West Florida
|
| At 02:19 PM 07/09/2001 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
| >Hello all.
| >
| >How to boot a single user ?
| >
| >forgot root password
| >
| >
| >Jaime Rafael Cabrera
| >
| >
|
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