Danny - there's a fairly straightforward solution available at
http://www.thecyborg.com/howto/htlost.html.
Have never tried this myself, but it seems to fit in with the other
responses to your question.
Of course, we're all going to feel pretty bad if "Danny R. Gray" is
actually the disgruntled employee ;)
--- "Danny R. Gray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a desperate call for ideas. I have a
> colleague that had to let someone in his lab go
> under not so good conditions. This person was the
> programmer/administrator of the lab's Linux box
> (Red Hat) that has ALL of the lab's research data
> on it and all of the proprietary software they
> use. When he left, the boss asked for the root
> password and it did not work. Fearing remote
> administration, they have disconnected the
> ethernet cable.
>
> THE BIG QUESTION: Is there a way to re-install
> linux over the top of itself and reset the Root
> account without losing the data?
>
> What would you suggest?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Danny R. Gray
> Pathology and Lab Medicine
> UNC at Chapel Hill
>
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