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Boot linux in single user mode. At shell prompt type passwd root
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Response Number 2
Name: Charles Date: June 7, 2002 at 01:25:25 Pacific
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How to boot linux in single user mode?
regards,
Charles
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Response Number 3
Name: vikas Date: June 7, 2002 at 06:32:18 Pacific
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Use bootable floppy of linux. att the boot: prompt write "linux single" (without quotes)
then you will got # prompt use passwd root to modify password of delpasswd root to remove pasword form linux.
lov Vikas
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Response Number 4
Name: snowseal Date: June 7, 2002 at 07:45:48 Pacific
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redhat 7.2 has lilo and grub i recall... if you choosed grub you can get into the GRUB-shell(dont know how to do that) when in the grub-shell you can type #kernel /boot/bzImage -s to boot into single user mode. then you can just type passwd to enter the new root-password
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