On 24-Sep-99 Andrei Ivanov wrote: > Here is how you do it: > reboot and at lilo prompt type > linux init=/bin/sh > > This will rop you into shell. In there, > mount -n -o remount rw > > Then edit the /etc/passwd file and blank out root password field. (The > second field). Or do that to shadow file, if you have one. > Then > sync > and reboot. You should be able to get in without password so you can > change it then > Andrew
I thought it was even easier than that, using the boot disk and a command I cannot remember but which has "boot root" in it. -- Andrew
