On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:34:31 -0500 "Nguyen, David M" <david.m.nguyen@xxxxxx> wrote: > > I am able to get to single mode but when I type passwd to reset root > > password I got error shown below. > > > > passwd: Authentication token manipulation error > > > > I try top copy and edit shadow file but it does not let me as it says > > the file is read only. Any idea? > > > Remount your root partition read-write: > > mount / -oremount,rw > > I got message > mount: no such partition found Interesting, what does "mount" command report as being already mounted when you type it without any paramters? I assume you are using the "init=/bin/sh" method to get to a prompt, try appending an 'S' onto your boot line as suggested by others instead. This should get things mounted properly without fuss. Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
