if i'm not mistaken you can just go to single user mode on centos by appending "1" or "single" (without quotes) on boot parameter, no need for any live cd
2011/8/10 abdelkader belahcene <abelahc...@gmail.com> > *Hi, > I ve forgotten my root passwd on centos 6 (red hat based), > > I tried to change it as I used in debian (in debian it works perfectly) , > that is: > > use a cd live (or installation cd1), to access the hd, > I mount my root partition and mount proc and devices > > I tried the command passwd, no error reprorted, but after reboot the > passwd had´t changed. > then I decided to remove passwd from /etc/shadow (delete the > second field). > > OK, now I can access my machine without passwd, BUT I CAN´T GIVE ANY > PASSWORD!!!! I RECEIVE THIS ERROR > > # passwd* > *Changing password for user root. > New password: > Retype new password: > passwd: Authentication token manipulation error > > any idea to fix the problem. > thanks a lot * > -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://debmal.my
