You may be able to... "mv passwd passwd.old" "echo root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash > passwd"
In theory that will move your old password file and give the root account no password. When you get back in, move passwd.old back and change your password. D- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jim Sheffer > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 1:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: system down > > > OK- I can do both linux single and linux rescue. I can see > the file /etc/passwd, but can't edit it > vi won't run. > I get bash# > then I try to run vi and get a > sh: vi: command not found > > I've been up all nioght at this and need to at the very least > get some files off this computer before I go home... Thanks > for all your helpl! > > Jim > > > > on 11/17/01 7:51 AM, Mark Neidorff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > that's what: > > > > lilo: linux single > > > > is designed to fix. Boot into single user, then use vi to edit > > /etc/passwd (or whatever the system uses) and remove the root > > password. Then use passwd to set a new one. > > > > On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, Mike Burger wrote: > > > >> That's the problem...he can't log in as root...somehow, the root > >> password got munged. > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > Jim > > ----------------------------------------- > Jim Sheffer Blue World Communications > Systems Administrator phone 425.646.0288 ext. 213 > ----------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/re> dhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
