On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 11:53:27AM +0100, Haucke Hartmann wrote: > i have forgotten my root password. is there an universal root PW for > debian 2.2r5 which always work
No, thank goodness. :) > or a way to "crack" the old one ?? Presumably you have physical access to the machine: if so, boot with the init=/bin/sh parameter (e.g. if the normal LILO image name is 'linux' then tell LILO 'linux init=/bin/sh') and change the password. -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
