[plug] Password Issue

[Matt Kemner]

On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, quoth Andre.Thomas at switch.aust.com:

>      sulogin:  cannot open passwd database
>
> Anyone know where I can go from here?

At the LILO prompt:  linux init=/bin/bash

this should drop you into a root shell without using sulogin.

Once there, you do something like:


mount -n -o remount,rw /
<edit/fix the passwd files etc>
sync
mount -n -o remount,ro /
sync
/sbin/reboot -nf


This will remount the root file system read-write so you can edit the
appropriate files, and then mount it read-only again before rebooting.
(with a couple of sync's thrown in for good measure)

I find that easier than using a rescue disk, although that will work just
as well.

 - Matt