Doh!

[Jeff Goeke-Smith]

Boot to single user mode.  This is usually accomplished when lilo comes up,
hit shift (I think) and it will pop up the boot: prompt.  Assuming I
remember correctly, type in 'linux single' (with out the quotes).  The
machine should boot and then drop you into a root shell.  At that point
passwd allows you to change the root password.

Best of luck.
--Jeff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu
> [mailto:linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu]On Behalf Of Mike Szumlinski
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 6:37 PM
> To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
> Subject: Doh!
>
>
> Some how when I restarted my box (moved it from one wall socket to the
> next), it lost my root password. I still have access via my other
> accounts on the system, but I want my root back! Any ideas (i'm running
> RH 6.2, and no, I didn't make a boot floppy because I don't have a floppy
> drive)
>
> -MIke
>
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