On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Dan Nguyen wrote:
> That's not always necessarily true. On RH systems single user mode
> drops the system into a shell. However on more ``secure'' systems it
> run sulogin, which requires the root password to be able to get to a
> shell. The more generic solution, like eve
You can boot into single user mode -- if your friend has LILO, you can type 'linux
single' at the prompt.
>>> Phil Savoie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/28 10:00 AM >>>
Hi All,
A friend (no, really) has forgotten his RH6.1 root passwd. In Solaris I
know how to fix this (boot cdrom -s) but how in RH6
From: Rik Hemsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> #if Robert Siemer
> > Or boot with 'rw init=/bin/bash'
> And Rob gets the prize for most elegant solution :)
:-D
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#if Robert Siemer
> Or boot with 'rw init=/bin/bash'
#endif
And Rob gets the prize for most elegant solution :)
This should go in a FAQ somewhere. I used to get asked the same
question ("I forgot my fsckin password") almost daily in the days
I used to sit on IRC, #linux
Rik
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From: Kelly Lynn Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> If you boot with init=/bin/bash, the root file system is mounted
> read-only. You must remount it read-write before you try to do
> anything that would change it ...
Or boot with 'rw init=/bin/bash'
Ciao,
Rob
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#if Kelly Lynn Martin
> If you boot with init=/bin/bash, the root file system is mounted
> read-only. You must remount it read-write before you try to do
> anything that would change it (like, for example, change root's
> password). Just a little detail that could be confusing to the
> first-tim
If you can boot of CDROM, the trick that I use to boot off the RedHat
CDROMs (6.x) to rescue my system from various crashes might be of use.
Going from memory, this is approximately what I do. If I had a CD handy,
I'd verify the procedure, but just in case time is of the essence:
1. Boot off C
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:45:26 +, Rik Hemsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Reboot. At LILO prompt, enter 'linux init=/bin/bash' When you hit
>the bash prompt, change the password (type 'passwd')
If you boot with init=/bin/bash, the root file system is mounted
read-only. You must remount it rea
On Mon, Feb 28, 2000 at 12:18:25PM -0500, Caitlyn Martin wrote:
Caitlyn,
> Boot up in single-user mode. To do this, at the LILO prompt, type:
>
> linux single
>
> >From there you should be able to fix this "little" problem.
>
That's not always necessarily true. On RH systems single user mo
#if Phil Savoie
> A friend (no, really) has forgotten his RH6.1 root passwd. In Solaris I
> know how to fix this (boot cdrom -s) but how in RH6.1? Any info would be
> greatly appreciated.
Reboot.
At LILO prompt, enter 'linux init=/bin/bash'
When you hit the bash prompt, change the password (type
Thank you to all who responded! Michael thanks you as well as it is
fixed and he is now the proud recipient of a backhander (one shouldn't
forget these things...)
Phil
Phil Savoie wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> A friend (no, really) has forgotten his RH6.1 root passwd. In Solaris I
> know how to fix
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 12:00:22 -0500, Phil Savoie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Hi All, A friend (no, really) has forgotten his RH6.1 root passwd.
>In Solaris I know how to fix this (boot cdrom -s) but how in RH6.1?
>Any info would be greatly appreciated.
If you have lilo, do boot init=/bin/sh. You'
Hi, Phil,
Boot up in single-user mode. To do this, at the LILO prompt, type:
linux single
>From there you should be able to fix this "little" problem.
Regards,
Cait
Phil Savoie wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> A friend (no, really) has forgotten his RH6.1 root passwd. In Solaris I
> know how to fix th
> Hi All,
>
> A friend (no, really) has forgotten his RH6.1 root passwd. In Solaris I
> know how to fix this (boot cdrom -s) but how in RH6.1? Any info would be
> greatly appreciated.
if s/he's using lilo you could try booting to linux -single or linux -s or
init = /bin/bash (did it go like t
Hi All,
A friend (no, really) has forgotten his RH6.1 root passwd. In Solaris I
know how to fix this (boot cdrom -s) but how in RH6.1? Any info would be
greatly appreciated.
TIA
Phil
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