How to reset root password without knowing the old one?
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How to reset root password without knowing the old one?
How can I set the root password when I don't know what it was originally? I have Red Hat Linux and nothing else on the box. When I get to the GRUB login, I've tried entering an "E" as was suggested by another user here but I never got the screens he described. I cannot boot to Single User level as the system says I need root access. Please help!
Sorry. A LiveCD is a bootable copy of Linux that allows you to run Linux without having to install anything. Knoppix is the original and still has a huge array of tools available.
Not sure but I came acrossed this site by accdient when one of the companies I do consulting for changed their admin password then forgot it. Will check in to it and post back.
From the looks of it their site has activity on it so I am going out on a edge and saying yes they are still active.
Yeah, I saw the news updates, but I've had a copy of Knoppix-STD 0.1 for quite a while and was wondering if they're going to release an updated version or what.
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