On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If you can login as root, edit the /etc/passwd file directly. If you can't
> get in, and have access to the machine physically, boot linux in single
> user mode, i.e. at the lilo prompt type "linux single" or whatever your
> kernel is named as and "single". This will get you in as root with no
> passwd. Then type "passwd" to change it. Maybe you can add "/bin/sh" if
> you need to to the boot command.
>
> Typing "telinit 3" after you have done your stuff will bring you up to
> normal networking runlevel.
My understanding is that just logging out of the shell when in single user
mode automatically sends you into whatever your default runlevel is, and
is easier than remembering what runlevel you want.
Todd Greer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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