[plug] Root password

[Craig Foster]

Boot knoppix
Mount hard disk partitions
Text edit /etc/shadow on whichever volume it ends up on
Look for root:$gdfgsdfg5445gsgsgs5sg:12581:0:99999:7:-1:-1:-1 or somehting
like it, and remove the text $gdfg... Right up until the next ":"
(now should look like "root::12581:0:99999:7:-1:-1:-1")
Save and reboot

Root just requires the enter key.

HTH

CraigF.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au 
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au] On Behalf Of Joong Cho
> Sent: Thursday, 11 November 2004 7:34 AM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: [plug] Root password
> 
> Hello,
> 
> How do you retrieve the password for root? I accidentally 
> changed the password for root and I forgot my password. How 
> do you retrieve passwords in Linux?
> 
> I also can't change the password for root.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Joong Cho
> President
> Joong Cho Enterprises
> 
> &
> 
> Web Site Administrator and Web Site Designer 
> http://www.joongcho.com/ http://www.startreklibrary.com/ 
> 
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