Re: Problem with Root

[Vivek Sharma <viveks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try booting in single user mode by typing

'linux 1' at LILO: prompt.
Hope this should work.
reg,
vivek

On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Ravi Kumar Tenneti wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have a problem with Login of the root.
> I am using Redhat Linux 6.2 from PCQ. While going
> thro' the SAG (System Administration Guide) I was
> practising some commands and unfortunately I have used
> a command for disabling the users. 
> There are two users in the system.(basically the
> system is being used in the residence) 
> I have disabled the "root". Luckily the other
> user(user-ravi) has got rights equal to super user(set
> using Linuxconf).
> When ever I am trying to login as "root" it is not
> accepting. How to login as root now? 
> I have exactly used the commands given in the SAG.
> 
> I have tried su - and su & also but without success.
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Ravi
> 
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