Re: Help! Linux problem

Thanks for the help guys, I'm finally logged into the system. I'm not
linux savvy at all. Now onward to get the EMC running.

Thanks,

Don

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Jon Elson <elson@p...> wrote:
> Eric Keller wrote:
>
> > >It has
> > > RH 5.2 on it. I cant get logged onto the system as root (or any
thing
> > > else) because of a forgotton password. Can anybody help. I only
have
> > > the original install diskette and CD. Can anybody help?
> > >
> > > Don
> > Don,
> > You can use a recovery installation of Linux on a floppy to change
> > the root password.
>
> You don't even need to do this. You need to start the system
> single-user, then you can use whatever tool is most easy to fix the
> problem. probably the passwd program to set the root password to
> a known value.
>
> Booting single-user is done by entering the kernel name (might be
> linux or rtlinux) and then the word single, so it looks like this :
>
> LILO boot: linux single
>
> When it finished booting, you should be at a root prompt, signified
> by the # prompt character.
>
> Now the fun begins. The passwd utility doesn't allow you to change
> a password unless you already know it. So, you need to use a text
> editor to blank out the field in the /etc/passwd file.
>
> There should be a line in /etc/passwd that looks like this :
> root:nzv19ex21:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
>
> The garble following root: is the encrypted password. Just blank
that
> all out, so it reads like
>
> root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
>
> and then exit from the editor, saving the file. If you have emacs
> installed,
> you would edit it with
>
> emacs /etc/passwd
>
> and you can change the text on the screen. Type ctrl/X ctrl/C to
exit,
> type Y to tell it to save the file.
>
> now, type
>
> passwd
>
> and it will guide you through entering a new password. I think you
just
> enter a blank line for the old password request.
>
> Jon