new install and lost my root password (I know - ID 10 T)

[WipeOut]

Matthew Benjamin wrote:

> Does anyone know how to recover from a forgotten root password on 
> Fedora? I know how to do it on linux versions with lilo, however I am 
> booitng with GRUB and when going into Command line mode there is no 
> passwd command available.
>  
> mattB.

When you see the grub screen hit "a"..
Then append "single" to the string and hit enter..

This will start the system in single user mode which will allow you to 
change the root password..

Later..