On Wednesday 25 May 2005 11:25 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > Aron Smith wrote: > > On Tuesday 24 May 2005 11:43 pm, Cameron MacDonald wrote: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>>I installed LE again as have had continued problems with urpmi not > >>>owrking, bad sigantures etc. Install went well. I left /home alone (no > >>>pun intended). > >>> > >>>On previous install X was configured - this time asked me to do it, did > >>>so according hardware info, but itś incorrect. Attempted to get > >>>into Control Centre to change it but keep getting incorrect password for > >>>root. Have tried both user and root passwrods, but neither work. I am > >>>certain I using the password that I set. Can anyone help please. > >>> > >>>Thanks > >>>Rosemary > >>> > >>>---------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > >> > >>Hi Rosemary- > >>Maybe someone else knows another way, but here is how I have reset > >>my root pasword when I get snafu'd: > >>reboot your machine > >>when you get to the boot choice screen (the one that lets you choose > >>linux,or linux-non-fb, or failsafe) press 'esc', > >>you'll get a console looking screen, > >>type 'linux 1' (I think there's a space between linux and 1), > >>this puts you into runlevel 1, > >> type 'passwd', this lets you reset your root password-just type in > >>whatever you want it to be. Confirm it, and you're off!! > >> > >>There is a longer way of doing that( by editing the /etc/passwd > >>file, but this usually works ( the 2 times I have had to). > >> > >>Peace > >> > >>Cameron > > > > Actually It's not even that hard > > boot into failsafe type passwd > > input new passrord > > log out reboot > > Yes - I remembered this from a conversation a while ago and found it in > the archives - worked perfectly. Another thing to add to my Ĺinux BitsN > Pieces Linux is like that there are lots of ways to do anything some are just better for certain problems
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