> >One of my servers is asking for root password for maintenance,
> >unfortunately i forgot the password. Is there any other way to bypass
> >that ?
>
> Depending on what your distribution is (and how it is set up), you may be
> able to get by without the need for a rescue boot disk. AFAIR, RedHat is
> one distro where a "linux single" will get you all the way to the shell as
> root. Debian, which I use now, still requires a password, though (which is
> a great thing for me!).
Im using RH 6.0, I've tried linux single before and it did asked for root
password. Anyways its okay now..I made boot/rescue disks and run fsck from
there.
> Nontheless you will have a common goal: get access to the partition
> containing /etc/passwd and/or /etc/shadow. Access the /etc/passwd or
> /etc/shadow (depending on whether you've got shadow passwords enabled)
> with your favorite text editor, and delete all the characters between the
> first and second colons (:) of the line for the root user. Save. Reboot.
> Login as root and you're in. Make sure you change your password (using
> passwd) ... and remember it.
thank you.
dwen
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