On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:18:27 -0400 binarynut@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Fedora 11, 12 > > Changing Forgotten Root Password. > > Starting computer and going into Single User Mode and deleting the > "x" in /etc/passwd and restarting computer and login as "root" and > add new root password, does that still hold true for FC10, 11, 12 > > /etc/passwd > > root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash This is a bad idea. That sets the password to nothing at all. You would have a window there where anyone could login. ;( Instead see: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Reset_Forgotten_Root_Password kevin
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