lost root password

brandonAd · 08-01-2003, 05:02 PM

I've lost the root pasword, but my linux box starts with grub how do i go round it.

youngstorm · 08-01-2003, 08:56 PM

GRUB itself is passworded? Or can you get to a login prompt?

brice2nice · 08-01-2003, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by brandonAd
I've lost the root pasword, but my linux box starts with grub how do i go round it.

at boot :

linux init=sh (or bash, zsh etc)

then remount / in read write mode with :

mount -o remount,rw /

Now you should change your password with :

passwd

Good luck !

brandonAd · 08-01-2003, 11:00 PM

youngstorm:
the grub is not passworded but i cant get to login prompt ; i dont know how to get to the login prompt since it boots and starts the grub then the grub options then login prompt is that what u mean?

brice2nice:
i cant get to boot: hw do i do it?

youngstorm · 08-02-2003, 12:15 PM

What do you see? Does it stay at GRUB? Does it go past GRUB? What does
it look like? Please give details.

angelrod · 08-02-2003, 12:25 PM

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

Then, when you get the shell just type 'passwd' to change the password

brandonAd · 08-03-2003, 02:30 AM

youngstorm:
no it doesnt stay at GRUB, it goes ahead to booting process and then login screen, is there a way to stop it? the other details at grub include press 'c' for command prompt, when i press 'c' the prompt looks like GRUB>

ppuru · 08-03-2003, 03:23 AM

press e instead of c.

Edit the line which has

kernel=....

at the end of the line add single

and resume the boot process. This will land you in the single user mode where you can change your root password.