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Old 01-03-2007, 06:51 PM   #1
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Forgotten user password


i seem to hav forgotten my user password, so, everytime i go into command line mode as root, i cant log back in to my usre account, because i forgot my password.....

can anybody help me? (as quoted from a queen song...)
 
Old 01-03-2007, 07:00 PM   #2
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If you can login as root then, as root, at the command line, type:

passwd user

where user is your username.
 
Old 01-03-2007, 07:12 PM   #3
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cool. thanks man..kinda figured it out myself tho after a bit...loged in as root, an changed it in Yast..lol..not that hard...

anyway...'preciate it, dude
 
  


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