On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 17:02, TOM DOLCE wrote: > I'm trying to boot to single-user mode to reset the root password. I entered "e" on > boot up to edit the kernel line in Grub and added "single' to the end of it, then > "b" to boot into single user mode. However, instead of going to single user mode the > system says: > > Enter root password to do maintenance or Control-D to continue > > So, since I don't know the root password (which is a whole other story) > I enter Control-D and it boots normally to multi-user mode. Is there some > way around this or another way to reset the root password????? > > Tom >
Grab the installation CD set. Put Disc 1 in the CD drive and boot off that. When given the option go into rescue mode. Follow the directions, and set yourself up in the chroot'ed rescue environment. Here you will be in a shell with root access to your system sans login prompt. Change the root passwd. Exit twice to reboot. - rick -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
