Re: Root Password recovery

[Kent West]

Quartenoud Francois wrote:

 Hi, I have change the root password on a Debian 3.0. I make a mistake 
during
 the typing, I cannot retrieve the password.
 I try to reboot with typing "linux single" on Lilo, but the system 
ask the
 root password.
 I try to type "linux init=/bin/sh" on lilo without success.

How are you not having success? This should drop you into a shell 
prompt, from where you can then mount the / partition and edit 
/etc/shadow. You might want to try /bin/bash instead of /bin/sh.

 
 What can I do? Is there a way to pass thrue? Boot on specific disk or
 exploit some bugs (if any).
 

If you have a Debian installation CD, or a Knoppix/Mepis/etc CD, you can 
boot off of that, mount the / partition and edit /etc/shadow.

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Kent
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