Re: [LI] Linux Single

[sudheer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Aruneesh Salhotra wrote:

> Hi,
> I was trying to retrieve a PC, in which there were two partitions, Win 95 and
> LINUX (kernel 2.1).
> 
> The problem was that the root password was lost.
> So tried the "LINUX SINGLE method". But even then it was asking me for a root
> password.
> 
> Can somebody help me with this.
> 
> What i did was that, at the LILO PROMPT ... : i entered "linux single".
> But even then it was asking me for a root password.
> 
> Can someone help me on this.

Here are some excerpts from Raj's mail which he sent  when i had
the same difficulty quite sometime back.
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Boot with

        linux init=/bin/sh

Then in single-user mode,

        mount -oremount,rw -n /
        vi /etc/passwd (or /etc/shadow)
        mount -oremount,ro -n /

and reboot (switch off and on if necessary).


-- Raju
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sudheer


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