Re: Hi all,

["VaibhaV Sharma" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxx>]

yes
u should type <name of partition of linux> single
this takes you directly into single user mode and puts u on the # prompt

from there u can change the /etc/passwd file. I did this just a few days
ago. And it worked fine

VaibhaV Sharma
webmaster@xxxxxxxxx

- -----Original Message-----
From: RADHAKRISHNAN C V <cvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: sanjay <sanjay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-india@xxxxxxxxx <linux-india@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: Hi all,


>
>
>On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, sanjay wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>   thanks for the  info.
>>  I tried this way but again it asks for the root password to login.
>>
>> Sanjay.
>
>it should work. have typed exactly as shown below:
>
>  linux single
>
>there should be a space between the two words.
>
>if it does not work, boot from a floppy and change your root password.
>
>radhakrishnan
>
>
>
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