Re: ROOT Doesn't Exist.URGENT HELP Req.

[sanjay singh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

login as linux single (type linux single on lilo prompt) and then edit
the password file. I think this will work.

regards
sanjay singh


Harish Kumar wrote:

> Hello .
> I 'm using linux 7.0 webserver. I had came a sever
> problem in login into the server with root passwd .
> when I say -
> $ su
> It gives me error -
> " su: user root does not exist "
>
> By mistake, earlier I had gone to /etc/passwd file and
> there by mistake the very first one is root , which
> gets saved as oot instead of root, by mistake.
> and due to which I 'm unable to log into root.
>
> Can any once provide the help Urgently.
>
> -Harish- Kumar
>
>
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