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Old 07-10-2012, 12:54 PM   #1
Shahid nx
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forgot root password of linux?


Hi friends/sir
I forgot root password of linux machine. Actually i want to use strace command for myprocess. but it is telling to use it as a root user. Is there any method to recover password or to execute this command without login as root user. Please share if any idea.

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Old 07-10-2012, 12:58 PM   #2
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Well if you are running a red-hat based distro like CentOS or fedora you can simply reboot into single user mode and reset the password with the 'passwd' command:

http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Re...ng-single.html

If you are using something like ubunutu there is no root user, everything is done via sudo. So if thats the case just put the word sudo infront of the command.
 
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