Huan Deng wrote: >hi: > just now i deleted user root by mistake.And now i can't add users and do many other things.What should i do to recover root? > thank u..~ > > > > > > > Huan Deng > hdeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 2004-04-29 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > You have to edit the passwd file and the shadow file to add root back with proper gid# you can do this in singleuser mode. just copy your password part of the shadow file in for root and use it or once you have it added back us passwd to change it back to what it should be. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list