On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 20:26 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: > Dave Foran wrote: > > >I have a major issue of sorts ;-) > > > >I have no idea what the password for root is > >I have tried a a number of recommended edits to try and either delete or > >replace the password but all have failed. > > > >The rpm on FC3 CD will not permit removal as yum has updated the file > >routine. I d/l the currant rpm and it will not allow removal. It says, > >this in not installed.. > > > >Any good thoughts short of re-installing everything and that is not a > >viable idea.. > > > >I need I think a way to un-install mysql and do a clean install.. > > > >Any thoughts ?? > >Thanks > >Dave > > > > > > > > > > > You can try booting from any rescue disc which allows mounting > of your root file system. Then edit the entry for root, which > should look like this: > > root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash > > to replace the :x: with :0:, so it looks like this: > > root:0:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash > That may not give the proper results. The x tells it to look in the shadow file. Anything else can confuse it. To manually remove a password, edit the shadow file (not the passwd file) and remove all the characters between the first and second ":". For example, if you change root:$1$4t2QsEeI$x/qpd4YEUgl1/38NoUXcK.:12862:0:99999:7::: to be root::12862:0:99999:7::: then root will have no password required. The simplest way would be to boot as you suggest, then in the chroot environment simply run "passwd root" and assign a new password which will get saved properly. > At that point, you should be able to save the file, and reboot > using your normal method. Login as root (use no password) immediately > and set a password. > > Knoppix should work for this. I haven't used it specifically > for this purpose, but I have mounted my system from a Knoppix > boot. > > Mike > > -- > p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} > This message made from 100% recycled bits. > I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. > I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that! >