forgot root password

[Willem van der Walt<willem@top.health.gov.za>]

Hello,
You can boot off the cd and go into rescue mode.
You can also boot with linux single or linux 1 and you will get a shell
prompt  from where you can run passwd root
and change your root password.
hth Willem

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Rudolf A. A. wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> On my Toshiba laptop I have installed redhat 9, and windows XP, and unfortunately I have forgot My Redhat root paswd.
> Toshiba laptop has no Floppy drive. 
> 
> Can you help me with it ?. I know there is a way, to change the passwd with booting with CD .
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Rudolf.