you are lucky.. most OS's would require booting off an install disk.. linux can be hacked from console tho.. tho you have to reboot at the lilo prompt: LILO boot: linux 1 that should bring you up in single user mode.. if it asks for a password, you are going to have to reboot and edit /etc/shadow manualy LILO boot: linux init=/bin/bash rw when booted to # prompt, you can vi /etc/shadow, remove the root password, save then mount -o remout,ro / then halt the box. Thank You, Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net) *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] | Unix/Linux Consulting | [ Haiku Error Message: ] | PC/Mac Repair | [ Chaos reigns within. ] | Networking | [ Reflect, repent, and reboot. ] | http://nerp.net | [ Order shall return. ] *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends." On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Rodney Ray wrote: > I have a friend that forgot his root password on rh 6.2 box. can someone tell me how to get back into the box under root > > Thanks > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >