On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:16:10 -0800 (PST), Ankit Jain <ankitjain1580@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi > > i have forgotten my root pasword. i had installed > redhat linux 9.0 kernel version 2.4 with grub loader. > if somebody can tell me how to change the password > without logging. > > thanks > > ankit I hope you dont want this information to break into other's system. :) If that is your system, you might have access to it during boot process. 1) On the Grub menu prompt, select the entry you are booting and type 'e'. 2) Add the letter '1' or 's' to the kernel parameter. (In entry with kernel ......, type 'e'). 3) Type enter and press 'b'. 4) Linux boots and leaves you to the shell. type 'passwd'. 5) Enter the new password and enjoy. regards manish - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
