Re: Hi all,

[Rutvik Doshi <hdoshi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

If you have a lilo boot at the startuptimre... typing "linux single" at the
lilo prompt will give you the root shell..then you can delete the passwd
manually from the /etc/passwd file

- -rutvik

sanjay wrote:

> Hi friends,
>  I forgot the root password of my machine. Is it possible to
> retrieve/change it
>  either thro' setup or while booting? Unfortunately I don't have the
> boot
> floppy/CD with me.
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Sanjay.
>
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