how to change root password without knowing the grub password
 

hi friends is there anybody who knows how to change the root password or get the root level access without knowing the root password and also i don't know grub password also and one thing more rescue environment is also not working. but i have physical access to my machine.

please let me know if anybody knows the solution.

all the solutions and suggestions will be appreciated.



Thanks & Regards
Ramesh Kumar

You would need to access the root partition with a rescue disk or a live distro so that you bypass the grub password. Then mount the root partition and zero the root password. Reboot and su to root (no password now) and run "passwd" to change it.

Boot from any live CD, and mount the Linux partition which contains /etc. Edit the "passwd" file to remove the first "x" in the entry for root. The new entry will look something like this:
root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
You will now be able to log in as root with no password.

While you are at it, you can edit /boot/grub/menu.lst to disable the GRUB password

thanks for giving me the solution
 

thanks for giving me the solution but i have one more problem is that rescue environment is not working also what will be the sol. now

i have only admin user access plz tell me if u have any idea in yr mind.



Thanks & regards
Ramesh Kumar

What do you mean by the rescue environment not working? your description is too vague. Rescue environment is when you boot to the 1st installation cd of your os and when it prompts you to enter a mode for installation; you type in "linux rescue" and then just follow the instructions.

Can you boot from any CD? Do you have a bootable Linux CD? What happens when you try to boot up?

i got the solution
 

i got the the solution man by theway thanks a lot for giving me such suggestions.

byee

passwd unable to make changes
 

When changes are made to passwd file... it doesnt save the file .. i tried to add ! after commands but doesnt work. plz reply.

if you chroot into the mounted system you can just run passwd:

Boot from CD
mkdir /hdd
mount /dev/sdxx /hdd
chroot /hdd
passwd
exit
reboot