i forgot my password on red hat linux

Joe120 · 01-24-2006, 03:41 PM

forgot my username and password, i havent played it in like a year, is there any way a can bypass the screen where i have to type in my username and password.

or is a way to reformat my system. i don't have the boot cd, or backup cd

please help

paul_mat · 01-24-2006, 04:05 PM

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...ng-single.html

once you have run this, log into a terminal and reset your root password

'passwd root'

acid_kewpie · 01-24-2006, 04:06 PM

on your bootloader screen press e to edit the line you boot to, then just add a "1" to the boot options line. this will log you in instantly as root and let you changed the password via "passwd". that's assuming your using grub. i've long forgotten the lilo equivalent

Joe120 · 01-24-2006, 05:34 PM

when i do what it says on that website, it loads and then says sh-2.05b# you can type stuff there and i tryed passwrd and everything and i'm stuck there

please help

Joe120 · 01-24-2006, 06:06 PM

i don't know my GRUB password how do i reset the password. i'm new at this please help me

acid_kewpie · 01-25-2006, 06:39 AM

that's it.. you're in. at the sh prompt run /sbin/passwd or just passwd and you will be asked to provide a new password. this IS the root password. once it's done, reboot (or run "init 3") to boot to normal multiuser Linux and log in