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root password problem
Name: Jagu Date: August 20, 2002 at 01:59:11 Pacific
Comment:
I have Linux Redhat server and I am trying to login as root with root password to Xwindows. But I am not available to login Xwindows. The error is failed. I have write my root password in notepad. Sorry for my english. Please help me ? Thanks Advance
Name: 3Dave Date: August 20, 2002 at 02:23:28 Pacific
Reply:
Can you log in as another user and not root? You do also know that your username and password are case sensitive?
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Response Number 2
Name: Jagu Date: August 20, 2002 at 02:55:51 Pacific
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Yes I can log in another user. but not root. Yes I can check case sensitive. When I am shutdown the server then show me NFS service failed.
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Response Number 3
Name: Hank Date: August 20, 2002 at 03:26:58 Pacific
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If you can login to a virtual console and not ot X it means you deleted the content of /root directory. You must copy them from /etc/skel to /root cp -a /etc/skel /root (go to the single user mode)
Try to change your password by goin to singleuser mode.
If u r using LILO : boot the system and press Ctrl+x as soon as u see the LIlO message then type linux 1 and then chnage your password by typing passwd.
For Grub, choose the kernel image that you want to boot with and press e on it then add single to the end of the line and chnage the password.
For NFS just stop nfs and nfslock service by typing
chkconfig --level 2345 nfs off chkconfig nfslock --level 2345 off
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Response Number 4
Name: Jagu Date: August 20, 2002 at 04:05:47 Pacific
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Thank you very much your help. I can use LILO option. Now my linux server root password working fine. Thanks again
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Response Number 5
Name: Jagu Date: August 20, 2002 at 04:06:14 Pacific
Reply:
Thank you very much your help. I can use LILO option. Now root password is working fine. Thanks again
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Response Number 6
Name: armin Date: August 20, 2002 at 04:16:49 Pacific
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