> Is there a better solution? > yes! :-)) at the lilo prompt type (hope, you did not protect lilo with the same password ;-)): linux init=/bin/sh (possibly also root=/dev/... AFTER init=) this will drop you in a password-free root shell. then run mount -n -o rw,remount / to make root writeable. then just passwd and the thing is done. remount again in ro mode, hit the reset switch and boot as normal.
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