Yes funny, suggesting that you are using software not really understanding how it works:

When you see GRUB menu with choices (SUSE, Failsafe, Floppy) add (this is possible - under choice name you will see sign and line:
|____________
you can write there...
init 1

then because this is singe mode, you will be not asked for root password (I hope that you can grasp meaning of this)
simply mount /etc and blank root password
well this is known so no reason to explain one more time

Now you're talking of grub, not the same!
And still on my grub on my machines which have a default install... it is not possible, you need to provide the password..
must be specific to suse..

yup, you are right, the one (suse) distributed by Novell.
If you can't do this, call Novell, they will explain it with pictures how to append init 1 to first grub menu before you boot kernel.
At this point you don't need password.

of course I am talking about grub (this is not dirty trick). This option allow to boot installed kernel in specific mode. This (init 1) is precisely designed for such mishaps.
can't help you, read more about password recovery


this is a reference because you seem to be lost:
http://www-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/d...rub.basic.html

Pay attention to this section:
and also this:
http://www-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/d...ub.menu.change

this is exactly what I was suggesting. This way you can appent init 1
and boot kernel in single mode (without password)


So you do have strange distribution (this can be done with any distro. See reasons above), if you are unable to do this.
I am o.k. (not sure about you)

You seem to have strong deficency of memory (yours, not your machine), so I recall what you were saying, and what I had quoted.

This is stupid and you were not mentionning grub.
In any case, with my strange linux distro (called debian have a look), both of your methods fail completly. So I guess this old insecurity is still present in your amazing distribution (Novell? humm.. no comment)

I don't want to waste my time talking with you anymore, just wanted to clear things, go back to your leet mac hacking, have fun.

ps:
It's not because you were not precise/wrong that you need to be arrogant.

/me ROTFL

I am loosing patience:
my first notion about init 1 was to answer this:
then I said this:
do you understand the context?
where did I mentioned multiuser level?
I said
"run init 1"
and this is corect statement: you actually run init 1 if appended to GRUB. So my statement is correct. That is all.

By the way can you append variables to GRUB as Novell states or you do have something seriously messed up?

All of this security stuff...I think the paranoid people, and it's not terrible to be paranoid, should disable booting from their CDROM by way of a BIOS password, and restrict their kernels. That should pretty much stop anyone from accessing a system they don't own, right??
That's my

* set a bootloader password
* set the boot order so that hard drive boots first (before CD, floppy, USB, network, etc.)
* set a BIOS password
* and physically lock the case with a decent lock so they don't clear the CMOS or remove the drive

Yes, pretty much exactly what I said but thank you for being more precise for those who might not have understood me. I didn't go so far as the case lock though. If someone is going to disassemble my computer in my house, I may have bigger problems to deal with!!!

remove battery for a minute and BIOS password is reset and all settings restored to factory defaults.

So one can secure box only by preventing physical access.


However: first question was about resetting root password, not about security.

Again, in the case of pulling the battery, you have to open the tower. If you're dealing with that type of situation - as opposed to someone just dropping in a bootable CD or using boot options - then you need to find a new place to put your computer!
Yes, this was about resetting a password but it sidetracked a bit...maybe someone learned something they didn't plan on learning.

either someone has access to your box, then BIOS options are worthless, or not, then BIOS options are waste of time.

Protecting against access to CDROM suggests that there is access to the box, in this case BIOS password will not protect against anything.

Booting from CD and accesing system requires time. If someone has that much time, then opening box is not a big deal.

This is an excellent response to any frantic suspicion Internet viewer. Yes, we have to do our best to avid the Hackers trap, but not on expense on Internet at large which become a part of our daily life.