It was Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:23:56 -0400 (EDT) when [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you use lilo textmode, you can run lilo single from there, and change the root passwd without having to log in. Unless you hammered your machine shut with high security (I can imagine, not sure.) Paul >Yes, the question mark was intentional. I didn't really forget my >passphrase. >I changed my root password manually last night from the command line from a >ten >character password to a 49 character (58 counting spaces) passphrase. I >logged >out at the end of a marathon session of tinkering with my network settings -- Happiness walks on busy feet. -Kitte Turmell http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.5.3 ** http://www.care2.com - when you care **
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