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root password break
Name: roopunix Date: March 30, 2004 at 21:55:19 Pacific OS: red hat linux 7.0 CPU/Ram: 500/128
Comment:
how can i break the root password of rad hat linux 7.0 passwords.i have already typed the following. when the lilo shows "red hat linux 7.0 guiness" i pressed "control+x" then the system went to a prompt it was like this boot: then i typed linux single then it says no such king of a image.i again typed linux 1 but again the same answer. it is not working out. please someone help me thanks u in advance
Name: Guido130473 Date: March 30, 2004 at 22:59:44 Pacific
Reply:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/node/view/8834
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Response Number 2
Name: 3Dave Date: March 31, 2004 at 02:16:39 Pacific
Reply:
At the boot prompt try typing: linux init=/bin/bash
If you press TAB a couple of times at the boot prompt it should show you a list of available images to boot, perhaps the default "linux" has been renamed....?
Failing that you can use a boot disk and blank root's password by mounting the root file system and removing the "x" from root's entry in /etc/passwd, eg change: root:x:0:0::/root:/bin/bash to root::0:0::/root:/bin/bash Now boot normally and log in as root with a blank password....don't forget to change it straight away though!
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