this technique ( init=/bin/sh, with a remount, edit passwd ) has worked
for me in
the past as well, also, dont forget to umount after you are done, and
perhaps a sync
this is a cool trick, that emphisises the importance of physical security
darrell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One thing you can do: hold left shift during boot to get a prompt, and
at the "LILO:" prompt enter "Linux init=/bin/sh" (possibly replacing
"Linux" with another image name if your box doesn't have the default).
The root fs will come up read-only. To be able to mount other
filesystems and otherwise bring the box to a usable state,
mount -o rw,remount /
HTH.
-m
On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 12:36:01AM +0100, Pieter De Troyer wrote:
Hi,
After letting it catch some dust in the past months I dug up an old
workstation that wasn't completely configured yet.
Problem: don't remember the root password. Only the password from the
only other user account on the machine. Booting in single user mode
prompted me for the root password (or ctrl+d) for normal boot.
what can i do?
pieter
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