On Wednesday 24 November 2004 10:35, Terry Polzin wrote: > On Wednesday 24 November 2004 13:18, Mera Mottaleb wrote: > > Hi, > > > > This is my first time ever using Linux. I have just installed Fedora > > Core 2. During installation, I put in the password for the admin using > > the number keys on the right, with the num lock key on. > > > > After installation when I try to login using the username: > > administrator and the password I created, with the num lock key on, I > > get a message saying that user name or the password is not correct. By > > the way I tried it with the num lock key off too. > > > > This was my second installation. First time when I had the same > > problem, I thought I had put in the wrong password, so the second time > > when I installed it, I made sure that I was using the right password. > > > > Is it possible to change the admin password or to do anything that will > > prevent me from reinstalling? > > > > Thanks > > Mera > > Boot into single user mode, then run passwd command. > > To get into single user mode, you will have to reboot and then interrupt > grub by pressing something other than ENTER. Press 'e' to edit the entry. > Go down to the kernel line and append 'single' to the line. Press ENTER to > leave edit mode. Press 'b' to boot the changed entry. > > Once the system has booted to a command prompt you can then run the passwd > command and effectively change the root password. > > Once you have changed the root password, key in 'exit' to continut into the > default runlevel. Must learn to read and think like a M$ user ;-)
