[wplug] root password lost? (RH 9)

[Mike Kuentz (2)]

You can also add after kernel, the parameter

init=/bin/bash

Instead of single.  Make sure you unmount the filesystem(s) before you
reboot.

Mike


--On Friday, July 11, 2003 9:29 AM -0400 "Jonathan S. Billings" 
<billings at negate.org> wrote:r

> You can boot into single user mode by selecting the kernel you want,
> hitting 'e' to edit it, then move the cursor to the line that specifies
> the kernel, hit 'e' again, and place 'single' at the end of the line.
> hit return, then 'b' to boot the current kernel.
>
>
> On Friday, Jul 11, 2003, at 09:06 America/New_York, Ryan W. Frenz wrote:
>
>> I am in the process of setting up a small network at my house so my
>> roommates and I can share files, etc.  I have an old IBM laptop on
>> which
>> I have put a minimal server install of RedHat 9.0.  The eventual plan
>> is
>> to plug this into the network and forward certain ports so we can get
>> files from outside our LAN via ssh, ftp, whatever.  I've done that
>> before and it isn't really my problem.  However, after installing
>> RedHat, I logged in as root and began to add accounts for myself and
>> each of my roommates (5 of us total).  Not a problem.  After creating
>> the accounts I logged in as each to make sure everything looked ok.  It
>> did.  Then, I tried to log in as root again, and RedHat won't let me,
>> saying 'Invalid Password'.  It seems like at some point the root
>> password got corrupted or lost.  And yes, I tried all the standard
>> dumbass fixes, like making sure capslock wasn't down, etc.  Has anyone
>> ever seen this?  I found some stuff on google about loading 'linux
>> single' from a LILO prompt and then setting the password from there,
>> but
>> all I can get on startup is a GRUB prompt.  Is there an equivalent
>> procedure for GRUB?  Keep in mind I am fairly new to linux, very new to
>> RedHat, and extremely new to any kind of system administration.  Any
>> help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Ryan
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