On Mon, Jan 17, 2000 at 10:06:41PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I forgot my password how can I get it back > > If it's your root password, boot with 'linux init=/bin/sh' at the LILO > prompt (assuming you use LILO) and you'll get a shell; then use 'passwd' > to reset your root password and boot normally.
Wrong. The root filesystem is mounted read-only at startup.
you use "linux init=/bin/sh rw",
then use "passwd" to change the password,
then type "mount / -o remount,ro ; sync"
then reboot, or type "exec /sbin/init"
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