Re: How do I change a forgotten root password

[Manuel Aróstegui Ramirez <manuaroste yahoo es>]

Another solution, boot with a rescue disk, and then
remove /etc/passwd, when you reboot they system will
ask you for a new root pass.
Regards

 --- Stephen Kuhn <skuhn telpacific com au> escribió:
> On Fri, 2003-05-23 at 17:41, Søren Neigaard wrote:
> > I have a customer who has forgotten he's root
> password. How do I change the
> > root password to something known?
> 
> Boot with the installation CD, choose LINUX RESCUE
> when prompted, mount
> the volume, and run "passwd"
> 
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