On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:02:53 -0700
"TOM DOLCE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to boot to single-user mode to reset the root password. I entered "e" on
> boot up to edit the kernel line in Grub and added "single' to the end of it, then
> "b" to boot into single user mode. However, instead of going to single user mode the
> system says:
>
> Enter root password to do maintenance or Control-D to continue
>
> So, since I don't know the root password (which is a whole other story)
> I enter Control-D and it boots normally to multi-user mode. Is there some
> way around this or another way to reset the root password?????
>
Hey Tom,
You're really close, instead of single add a capital "S" at the end of the line
before booting.
Cheers,
Sean
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