(Send from correct account)
sudo passwd root
{^_^}
On 20190720 12:11:47, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 1:38 PM Elio Fabri <elio.fa...@fastwebnet.it> wrote:
Hi all, I had a bad surprise: the root password I know is no longer
accepted. Neither bu su, nor by yum.
I've been using Linux for many years (now SL 6.2) and it never happened
before, so I'm stuck.
What can I do?
--
Elio Fabri
Reboot your system with a recovery disk. The Scientific Linux
installation disk images support typing "linux rescue" at the disc
boot prompt.
Other methods are covered pretty well here:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tecmint.com_reset-2Dforgotten-2Droot-2Dpassword-2Din-2Drhel-2Dcentos-2Dand-2Dfedora_&d=DwIBaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=VIAIdZdbjUx2Ruwrj-sIpKTgnGkocdW8SKqEX6ii_Ig&s=aYTQVfqPD_oclWJIXcwEm1FCqO7WM4eKX6tMNqsUCqI&e=
