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scwinn

05-10-2009 08:18 AM

Forgot my root pwd

Silly me!

I just installed Easy Peasy Linux on an Acer AspireOne netbook. I made have an auto login so my daughter could use it easily. Now i would like to apply upgrades BUT i forgot the root password.

Is there a way I can fix this?

Thanks!

dxqcanada

05-10-2009 08:38 AM

Possibly through sudo (if the User you created has permission), you can change the root password.

Code:

$ sudo passwd root

colucix

05-10-2009 08:44 AM

Or just boot in single user mode (it is passwordless in most systems) and run the passwd root command.

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