Re: a blonde moment [ Late ] > Linux Single CAN be Secure.

[Ridhwan <rizwan clovertechnologies com>]

	There is a solution.

	Use a rescue disk to boot. By the RH6.2 CD    OR RH6.0 's boot.img and 
rescue.img. dd these images to make two disks. Disk #1 is the boot.img and  
Disk #2 is rescue.img. First boot from the boot.img. At LILO: type rescue and
press enter. Then when it asks insert the second rescue disk . u will be
dropped to a shell. 
	Mount the root partition of your HDD and edit the /etc/passwd OR the
/etc/shadow file. Delete the string starting ftom the first ':' (eg.
root:asdfasf32142134235sefr:) till the second ':" . Save the fiile, umount and
reboot and login as root. There is no password. 

	BTW if u add restricted and password=Your_Password (on two diff
lines) in your /etc/lilo.conf and run lilo command then it will ask for this
password if u want a linux single.

		Rizwan

On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> 
> What is the RH6.2 bootup method to drop to where you can set a new
> password for root?
> 
> 
> In my defense for such an atrocity, this is a HDD that has been on the
> shelf for a while...
> -- 
> Jimmie McWhirt
> 
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