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Old 08-05-2003, 07:25 PM   #1
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recover root password

Hi,

I lost the root password, how can I recover it.
I am using Linux redhat 8.0.

Thanks in advance,
Sophie..
 
Old 08-05-2003, 08:19 PM   #2
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Seems to become a common problem :)
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