On Fri, 2010-07-30 at 16:18 -0400, binarynut@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Fedora 11, 12 > > Changing Forgotten Root Password. > > Starting computer and going into Single User Mode and deleting the "x" > in /etc/passwd and restarting computer and login as "root" and add new > root password, does that still hold true for FC10, 11, 12 > > /etc/passwd > > root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash ---- don't manually edit /etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/shadow at all simply start in 'Single User Mode' and type 'passwd' - it will ask for a new password for root user Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
