Remove the X, then log in with no password and change it with
passwd.
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Matt Housh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MicroComputer Specialist University of Tulsa
"Pardon me, stewardess. I speak Jive."
On Wed, 6 May 1998, Jack Hatfield wrote:
> I appreciate everyone's help on this, I really do. One day I shall repay. I
> am about to get RedHat 5.0 here friday and that installation will be fun.
>
> Anyway here is the question, I am in single user mode editing the
> /etc/passwd file. I do not see any passwords, only this:
>
> root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/ksh
>
> Where or how do I delete the password?
>
> . I tried to delete the x but that did not help. I know I am stupid and I
> was just thrown into this, I just ordered 5.0 and all the manuals so I hope
> to get better.
>
>
> RocNet Monster
> RocSoft, Inc.
> 915 Lyttleton St.
> Camden SC 29020
> 803 713-3433
>
>
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