Re: new install and lost my root password (I know - ID 10 T)

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Hey Matthew,

When the GRUB menu comes up, hit 'a' to edit the kernel append line. Then tack "single" (no quotes) on the end. You'll come up in single user mode, and you can change the passwd from there.

Good luck!
Martin


Matthew Benjamin wrote:
Does anyone know how to recover from a forgotten root password on Fedora? I know how to do it on linux versions with lilo, however I am booitng with GRUB and when going into Command line mode there is no passwd command available.
mattB.






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