Subject: Re: root again
From: Jim Gribbin (jewelrysupplier@gci.net)
Date: Thu Feb 14 2002 - 16:00:42 AKST
You aren't by any chance using numbers as part of your password and
using the numeric keypad are you? I don't know about other distros, but
under RH since RH7 those key are ignored during the install - at least
for password.
Jim Gribbin
On Wed, 2002-02-13 at 19:14, Adam Elkins wrote:
>
> Ok, more on this. Today I reinstalled it. I very slowly typed my root passwd,
> but, one again, it did not work. Im using GRUB, how do I boot to single usr
> mode with that?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
> On Wednesday 13 February 2002 07:10 pm, KURT BRENDGARD wrote:
> > if the newer red hat distros are the same as the older
> > ones, you can sit at the console and boot up in single
> > user mode and red hat assumes you are root, not asking
> > for your password. when it boots up to lilo, hit tab
> > for a menu of choices. assuming the main linux boot is
> > labeled "linux" just type "linux single" and it takes
> > you into single user mode. then just type passwd to
> > change your password, and reboot. red hat used to do
> > this but may not still. suse didnt, not sure of debian
> > or the rest. i have done this in the past so i know it
> > does/did work. you might have to corect for spelling
> > lol. hope this helps
> >
> > kurt
> >
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