root password recovery

[Rajesh]

Thank you very much for your help. 

 

Regards,

Rajesh.

 

 

One way to do it if you can find the install cd (cd 1)

 

Boot off the CD and on the linux prompt type recovery

 

The chroot to /mnt/sysimage

 

then

 

passwd root

 

this will prompt you to enter a new root password.

 

Albert Smith 
Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
HPCSA, RHCT
Genex Services 
440 E. Swedesford Rd. 
Wayne, PA 19087 
albert.smith at genexservices.com 
(610) 964-5154 

 

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From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Rajesh
Sent: Wed 4/6/2005 7:37 PM
To: 'Getting started with Red Hat Linux'
Subject: root password recovery

Hi All,

My previous system admin has installed Red Hat Linux Enterprise server 3.0
on a Sun V20z and left. We don't have the root password to access the
machine. How can        I change the root password? On sun boxes we can boot
with CDROM to single user mode and delete the password entry in the
/etc/shadow file. I don't have much Linux skills. Could someone please tell
me how I can recover the root password. I don't have any boot floppy or
anything for that machine. Any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks,
Raj.


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