Re: [LI] Password ...

[Manoj Victor Mathew <mvm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Raj Mathur wrote:
> 

> boot: linux init=/bin/sh (put name of your kernel instead of ``linux'')

> mount -n -oremount,rw /

> Edit /etc/passwd and remove everything between 1st and 2nd :
> reboot.  Now you have a null root password.


  You left out these two steps before reboot.

 sync
 mount -o remount,ro /

At least sync is very necessary, because  ctl-alt-del does not do that
in this case.

> >>>>> "Sadiq" == Sadiq  <tmail@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>     Sadiq> Hi, My brother was using Linux at his office, he joined his
>     Sadiq> office back after 2 years. So he forget his password.
>     Sadiq> their any way to byepass the password.

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