Note that you can just give lilo the init=/bin/sh option to get in with no password. At the prompt, type: linux init=/bin/sh You might see some error messages, this is fine. Once you have booted, you'll likely need to remount your root partition as read/write as it will be mounted as read only. Just do something like: mount /dev/hda2 / -o remount,rw change your password using passwd, type "sync" a couple of times and type reboot. You should be good to go. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Courtney [mailto:MarkCourtney at MarkCourtney.com] > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 6:04 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Favorite Rescue Distro? > > > I've used Boot Everywhere Linux with pleasing results. It's > a bootable > floppy that doesn't have a ton of features, but it's quick. > Just rawrite or > dd the image onto a floppy. > > http://boot.everywhere.dk/ > > > > 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? > > > > -- > > Scott Raun > > sraun at fireopal.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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