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Linux Pwd Recovery
Name: Secrets Date: June 7, 2003 at 07:54:49 Pacific OS: Linux CPU/Ram: 1.7
Comment:
I wan't to recover my RH8.0 linux pwd. From a buddy i came to know the command saying to issue on boot up linux single. but it did not do any thing $ root(hda9,0) init=linux single i use it in this way but no option came just linux simply boots.
Name: Ronald Date: June 8, 2003 at 06:00:47 Pacific
Reply:
I think you want to input init 1 this should put it in single user mode. You may need to use your boot disk.This is for getting your root password back. It is fairly easy. Scary Huh Take care Ron
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