On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 03:29:21PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I installed debial 2.1 and i forgot the root password. > Can you tell me please how i can change the root password ?
If it is still running, switch to the text console (leftalt-f1) and press ctrl-alt-del. If it is off, turn it on. Whe lilo comes up (it prints "lilo:" on your screen), press the left or right shift key (sorry I forget - I just press both). :-) Now press the tab key to see a list of bootimage names. One is probably named "Linux", let us assume so. Type to the lilo prompt: Linux init=/bin/bash It will now boot and give you a shell when ready. Now type: mount -n -o remount,rw / mount /usr and open /etc/shadow with your favorite editor, like eg.: vim /etc/shadow On the (probably first) line that starts with "root:" remove all the characters between the first and second ':' characters. Do not put in any replacement, just leave it empty. Save the file and exit. umount /usr mount -o remount,ro / sync sync reboot Next time it comes up, you can login as root with empty password (just hit enter). Cheers, Joost
