You can try init 1 or init s for rebooting to enter single user mode. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Huan Deng" <hdeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 2:20 PM Subject: Re: Re: (no subject) > Bryan Elliott: > > But how can i access to singleuser mode.When i reboot linux,there is no option to choose. :( > > > > >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 > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > > > Huan Deng > hdeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 2004-04-29 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
