Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Boot/Boot.SingleUser.ForgotRootPasswd.txt
Somebody should point out that you can use your ordinary Debian Rescue Disk to do this maintenance. Just boot into the normal install process. As soon as the installation menu occures you can switch to another virtual console and activate it with <Enter>. Once you are there the usual instructions apply: mount /dev/hdX /mnt ae /mnt/etc/shadow delete the field after "root:" up to the next ":" reboot from disk login as root with no password and set a new password. If you think that living without a root password for a few seconds is too dangerous you can of course copy the crypted password entry from another user instead of blanking it. It's just a little bit harder if you are too lazy to type it by hand and too oblivious to remember how to copy&paste in ae. :-) [x] ulf -- Der Computer ist die logische Weiterentwicklung des Menschen: Intelligenz ohne Moral. (John Osborne) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
