Note this doesn't always work. Many times single user mode still asks for the root password. Booting off a bootdisk/cd and then erasing the password works nicely. I find tomsrtbt, http://www.toms.net, to be a very useful compact rescue disk. If you want a few more tools, knoppix seems to be the favorite. >>>>> "j" == jeffr <jeffr at odeon.net> writes: j> Boot into single user mode, reset the password. j> Instructions for booting into single user mode via grub and lilo can be j> found at: j> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/custom-guide/s1-rescuemode-booting-single.html j> Jeff j> On Sat, 26 Apr 2003, Scott Raun wrote: >> OK, I did something ... less than brilliant. >> >> I set up Mandrake on a Compaq laptop. Everything's working fine. >> However, I have recently (like, Thursday?) realized that I've >> forgotten the root password. This is not currently a high-priority >> problem, but will become more so as time goes on. >> >> It boots from CD-ROM very nicely - any recommendations for fixing >> this? >> >> IIRC, I turned on shadow passwords - I assume I could boot from >> removeable media, go in and delete the password from /etc/shadow, >> reboot, log in as root, and change the password? >> >> j> _______________________________________________ j> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota j> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org j> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- Jon Schewe | http://mtu.net/~jpschewe | jpschewe at mtu.net For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list