Actually, when you boot into single mode, all you gotta do is type passwd, enter the password you want, and this will be the new root password, unless I am completely missing the question here..
On Thu, 13 Jun 2002, Glenn Goodspeed wrote: > Tony - Thanks for the idea, but it doesn't seem to work. The file, > /etc/group, contains a line - root:x:0:root. I added my user name to this > like so - root:x:0:root,glenn. But I am still unable to copy a file from my > home directory to another user's home directory while logged in as glenn. > Anything else I need to do? Have I misunderstood root equivalence? Thanks. > -Glenn. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anthony E. Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 4:35 PM > On 13-Jun-2002/15:34 -0500, Glenn Goodspeed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >Hello, All - Can anyone tell me how to give a normal user root equivalence > >on a RedHat 7.3 system in text-only mode? > > Edit /etc/group and add the user to the group "root". > > Tony > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > --- "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein Ashwin kutty.. Systems Administrator Dalhousie University Libraries (902) 494-2694 _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
