david wrote:
Hi there,
Im having a problem with FD1.
The roots password has been changed & I cant reset it?
If you can get access to the system and change to root privileges, then do so. Then set the password to what you want: `passwd` is the command.
If you cannot get access to the system and change to root privileges, you have to reboot into single user mode:
reboot the system
hold grub or lilo to not boot the default, add the parameter " S " or " 1 " to boot into runlevel 1, the single user runlevel.
Now you will get a prompt with root privileges: set the password tot what you want with `passwd`.
If you still donnot succeed, you need to boot with a rescue system, mount the root filesystem and edit the passwordfile with `vipw` (if that's not available, you can also edit /etc/passwd but that's verry picky if you make errors). In the password file, remove the password for the root account. see `man vipw` or `man password` for details.
How can I fix this problem??
Thanxs a million in advance Dave
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