Re: Lost password

["Jim Bayer" <kc9aop@xxxxxxxxx>]

Doug,

Boot from the install disk in recovery mode.  You can do the following:

# chroot /mnt/sysimage
# passwd root

Then you can just set it.  Just exit out until the shell stops and the
system will reboot.

Good luck.


Jim - KC9AOP


On 10/24/06, Doug <appld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Lost the system password for RH Enterprise 3. User password works
> just fine but I can't change any files. Is there a way to install
> a new password? I have tried Red Hats "single user mode", but it
> went to a kernel panic each time.
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug VE5DA
>
>
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