Password Recovery and Single User mode
 

I've got a SuSE Linux box but don't know the root password.

I've tried the following, but it doesn't work as it still asks for a root password.

Any ideas??

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I' tried....

1. At LILO prompt: linux single
2. The machine then boots into Single User mode, but then instead of getting a # prompt, it asks for the Root password - which is not 'blank', as I've tried that.

I've also tried booting from a floppy boot disk, but I get the same, as if whilst booting, it detects the hard disk, and reads those root password files.

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thanks in advance for any help!!


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Boot from rescue disk, edit /etc/shadow and delete all between first two : in root line. It looks like this
root:strange_texts:******

unable to edit shadow file
 

thanks for the advice, but, when i boot using the rescue disk, and in single user mode, the hard disk partition containing the shadow file is automatically mounted as read-only.

any ideas how i can get to change the shadow file?

i guess i need to somehow mount the partition as read/write, but it's not happening - unless i'm not doing it right???? :(

lilo

# Linux init=/bin/bash

# mount -n / -o rw
# passwd root

should do it

verigoth

When you boot up with the rescue disk, try entering
linux single rw. I hope that works.