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Hai all,
Few Months Before In Linux i installed grub bootloader.I am given the password for grub boot loader.Now I want to change the bootloader grub to lilo but i forgot the password of grub Boot loader.How can i Break the password and how can i change the bootloader.......
Boot your computer using linux rescue mode
When you reach to chroot /mnt/sysimage prompt
Select ok.
After that type
chroot /mnt/sysimage
ls -l
You can see list of file that are in you current directory ok.
To modify grub.conf file type this
vi /etc/grub.conf or vi /boot/grub/grub.conf
Press I for insert
There is one sentece below hidden menu sentence
password --md5 $1$140UjOaG$Vl8rlyjkKOJpwzcafrl9q .....like this remove it by using backspace key.
save it.
then type exit
exit
The system will restart
Then you can easily edit or use single user mode for troubleshooting.......
I probably don't understand the question correctly, but after a normal boot and login, you can configure Lilo, run the lilo command and you should have lilo as the bootlodader.
I don't see where the grub password comes in
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