Subject: Re: root pswd? (HOWTO: for GRUB and LILO)
From: James Bagley Jr. (james@thelostnet.net)
Date: Mon Feb 11 2002 - 13:43:09 AKST
From the GRUB menu enter the command mode by pressing 'c'
specify the root or boot disk (the one with the kernel on it)
> root(hd0,0)
NOTE: GRUB isn't smart enuf to distinguish between scsi and ide, the
first disk is determined by your BIOS settings and your jumper settings.
next, you need to tell GRUB where the kernel is (and any arguments you
want passed to the kernel).
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 init=/bin/bash
finally, boot the system.
> boot
GRUB is kewl because it is 'filesystem aware' and can boot any kernel on
any filesystem, not just ones that are in a config file. It also does tab
completion on most things in command mode. No 'ls' command, which I find
odd, but it will display files in a directory when you hit tab like:
> kernel /boot/<tab>
Cheers!
-james
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, larry collier wrote:
>
> Does booting to single user mode not work with GRUB?
>
> Larry
>
> 2/11/02 1:23:39 AM, Adam Elkins <LinuxRobot@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >
> >Thanks, it worked great.
> >
> >
> >Adam
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Monday 11 February 2002 12:51 am, James McMorris wrote:
> >> If you are using RH 7.2 with GRUB, here's the way to do it. (James
> >> Gibson @ an APULUG meeting hacked this together...I only get typing
> >> credit.)
> >>
> >> 1) At the Grub boot menu hit "e"
> >> 2) Select the line that begins with "kernel"
> >> 3) Hit "e" again-Move the cursor to the end of the line and add "
> >> init=/bin/bash" then hit enter
> >> 4) Press "b" to boot the system
> >> 5) At the bash prompt that comes up, type the following: "mount /proc"
> >> then hit enter-next type "mount / -o rw,remount" then hit enter next
> >> type "passwd" then hit enter
> >> 6) now enter your new password twice
> >> 7) You should receive a notice stating "All authentication tokens
> >> updated successfully". This confirms your password has been changed.
> >> 8) next type "mount / -o ro,remount" then hit enter-now press control-
> >> alt-delete to reboot
> >> 9) logon with new password to verify
> >>
> >>
> >> Spacing is important so see my original post on the ClarkConnect forum
> >> if you have problems reading the above:
> >> http://www.clarkconnect.org/forums/Forum2/HTML/001719.html
> >>
> >> Here's a reference that gives you the above procedure and a way to do
> >> it in LILO too.
> >> http://www.numenor.demon.co.uk/ccfaq/admin_tasks.htm#root_password_grub
> >>
> >>
> >> -Buddha
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jeremy Hodder" <asjdh26@yahoo.com>
> >> Date: Monday, February 11, 2002 0:30 am
> >> Subject: Re: root pswd?
> >>
> >> > there are many ways. But the one I like is to boot with a res. disk
> >> > or some thing. mount your drive and edit /etc/passwd
> >> >
> >> > root:remove:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
> >> >
> >> > just remove the text between the first two :
> >> > then reboot and root will have no password
> >> >
> >> > jeremy
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Adam Elkins" <LinuxRobot@yahoo.com>
> >> > To: <aklug@aklug.org>
> >> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 12:02 AM
> >> > Subject: root pswd?
> >> >
> >> > > I just installed Red Hat, I chose my root password, but I guess
> >> >
> >> > I added an
> >> >
> >> > > extra keystroke or somethin, anyway, is there a way to change
> >> >
> >> > the pswd for
> >> >
> >> > > root? I Need Root.
> >> > >
> >> > > Adam
> >> > >
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