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Old 06-13-2003, 09:08 AM   #1
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Unhappy lost root password


How do I recover root password for Red Hat? I lost it. Help.
 
Old 06-13-2003, 09:23 AM   #2
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Reboot. At the LILO prompt type the name of your kernel to load, followed by "init=/bin/sh" on the same line, w/o quotes.
This get's you in at runlevel 1, type "passwd" and enter a new root passwd.

*If you got GRUB, search LQ for the appropriate GRUB line.
**YES, it is a std feature of Linux if you didn't passwd the bootloader, so no posting "I found a security leak". :-]
 
Old 06-13-2003, 09:34 AM   #3
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Sorry I'm new to Linux. How do I get to LiLo prompt?

Got it!! I'll test it now.

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