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Old 10-26-2005, 06:07 AM   #1
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Lots of problems!!!


Ok I have had loads of problems before with wireless networks so i am trying out Mandrake, apparently its the best. Now the first problem is this root password I seem to have forgotten it and am unsure on how to get it back, after that all i need to do is set up a wireless connection but again don't know how to any help will be appretiated and my wireless network card is a BT WIRELESS VOYAGER 1020
 
Old 10-26-2005, 03:02 PM   #2
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Well, the first thing that you must know, is NEVER to forget the root password!!! If you forget the root password, ALL control over the system is lost.

Now, I'm also a newb, but if I were you, and I forgot my root password, I would just go through the formatting and installation process again.
 
Old 10-26-2005, 06:02 PM   #3
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No worries i didnt forget it.....it was just num lock was switched on (stupid me) all i need to know is which driver it is i thought it was the atmel drivers but obviously its not.
 
Old 10-26-2005, 07:39 PM   #4
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Well, the first thing that you must know, is NEVER to forget the root password!!! If you forget the root password, ALL control over the system is lost. Now, I'm also a newb, but if I were you, and I forgot my root password, I would just go through the formatting and installation process again.
That is not entirely true. While it is best to not forget the root password, if you have physical access to the computer you can boot the computer into single user mode by appending the word 'single' (without the quotes) to the end of the kernel command line. This will boot your computer into a root prompt. Your disks will be mounted, but no services will be started. Then you can change the root password.

This might seem to defy the idea of the root password, but there are ways to prevent this. You can usually stop the user from changing the kernel command line by applying the right settings to your boot loader. In LILO I think that you can set a boot loader password. In GRUB you can set a boot loader password both to restrict usage of the command line editing capabilities and to restrict booting from alternative menu entries (like Windows).
 
  


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