forgot root passwd urgent
 

Hi,

i have a problem make me in troble. i need root password. i installed redhat 7.2 but i cant login as root user. it is urgent for me. meanwhile i only installed text mode. not graphic.

many thanks

Use a linux rescue disk. Boot into rescue mode and mount the filesystem that has /etc on.

cd to /etc
chroot . /bin/bash
run the passwd command
cd back to the rescue disk
umount /etc filesystem
reboot

if you still have the cdroms, boot the first one and pick rescue mode. see if there is a utility to change the password from there. if not, we'll tell you some more ways.

If you have the installation disk, run it
1) at the boot prompt enter "linux-rescue"
2) enter details about your root partition then do "chroot /mnt/sysimage"
3) run "passwd" and enter a new root password.
4) reboot your system.

************* if u have not bootable media u can try this ************

At the grub press "a" on keyboard and after getting the grub prompt press <spacebar>1

it should look like this
<grub> 1
and then press enter
now u are residing in the kernel
u can change the password from here