Root password

2012-04-15 Thread vivek chalotra
Dear all, I have forgotten the root password of my main server having SLC 5.7. Kindly let me know the easiest way to change or retrieve it. With warm regards Vivek Chalotra GRID Project Associate, High Energy Physics Group, Department of Physics & Electronics, University of Jammu, Jammu 18

Re: Root password

2012-04-15 Thread Larry
On 04/16/2012 01:28 AM, vivek chalotra wrote: > Dear all, > > I have forgotten the root password of my main server having SLC 5.7. > Kindly let me know the easiest way to change or retrieve it. > > boot to single user mode and reset it :) -- Larry Brower, CCENT Fedora

Re: Root password

2012-04-16 Thread Chris Schanzle
On 04/16/2012 02:29 AM, Larry wrote: On 04/16/2012 01:28 AM, vivek chalotra wrote: Dear all, I have forgotten the root password of my main server having SLC 5.7. Kindly let me know the easiest way to change or retrieve it. boot to single user mode and reset it :) Unless you've ch

Re: Root password

2012-04-16 Thread Konstantin Olchanski
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:58:31AM +0530, vivek chalotra wrote: > > I have forgotten the root password of my main server having SLC 5.7. Kindly > let me know the easiest way to change or retrieve it. > Boot from installation CD into "rescue" mode, cd /mnt/sysimage/etc,

Re: Root password

2012-04-16 Thread Todd And Margo Chester
On 04/16/2012 09:11 AM, Konstantin Olchanski wrote: On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:58:31AM +0530, vivek chalotra wrote: I have forgotten the root password of my main server having SLC 5.7. Kindly let me know the easiest way to change or retrieve it. Boot from installation CD into "rescue&