New to Linux

[Terry Polzin]

On Wednesday 24 November 2004 13:18, Mera Mottaleb wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is my first time ever using Linux. I have just installed Fedora
> Core 2. During installation, I put in the password for the admin using
> the number keys on the right, with the num lock key on.
>
> After installation when I try to login using the username:
> administrator and the password I created, with the num lock key on, I
> get a message saying that user name or the password is not correct. By
> the way I tried it with the num lock key off too.
>
> This was my second installation. First time when I had the same
> problem, I thought I had put in the wrong password, so the second time
> when I installed it, I made sure that I was using the right password.
>
> Is it possible to change the admin password or to do anything that will
> prevent me from reinstalling?
>
> Thanks
> Mera
Boot into single user mode, then run passwd command.

To get into single user mode, you will have to reboot and then interrupt grub 
by pressing something other than ENTER.  Press 'e' to edit the entry. Go down 
to the kernel line and append 'single' to the line. Press ENTER to leave edit 
mode. Press 'b' to boot the changed entry.

Once the system has booted to a command prompt you can then run the passwd 
command and effectively change the  root password. 

Once you have changed the root password, key in 'exit' to continut into the 
default runlevel.