on 11/17/01 11:07 AM, Daniel L Quigley-Skillin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ok- I got the first part. I see both a passwd and passwd.old file now in the etc directory. I got lost on what to do next.. > 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 >> > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
