root password recovery

[Smith, Albert]

One way to do it if you can find the install cd (cd 1)
 
Boot off the CD and on the linux prompt type recovery
 
The chroot to /mnt/sysimage
 
then
 
passwd root
 
this will prompt you to enter a new root password.
 
Albert Smith 
Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
HPCSA, RHCT
Genex Services 
440 E. Swedesford Rd. 
Wayne, PA 19087 
albert.smith at genexservices.com 
(610) 964-5154 

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From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Rajesh
Sent: Wed 4/6/2005 7:37 PM
To: 'Getting started with Red Hat Linux'
Subject: root password recovery



Hi All,

My previous system admin has installed Red Hat Linux Enterprise server 3.0
on a Sun V20z and left. We don't have the root password to access the
machine. How can        I change the root password? On sun boxes we can boot
with CDROM to single user mode and delete the password entry in the
/etc/shadow file. I don't have much Linux skills. Could someone please tell
me how I can recover the root password. I don't have any boot floppy or
anything for that machine. Any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks,
Raj.


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