I need Help

webrek · n00b Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Mexico City

Hi, I am new in this topic.
I installed Gentoo the last version, and when I finalize the installation, I changed the password for root and then I reinitiated the computer, but the passwor not is, the gentoo told me "Login Incorrect" and the password that I has changed not is.
Somebody help me !!

Crisis · l33t Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Posts: 613 Location: Portland, OR

You can boot back to the live cd, chroot back in, and reset password.
Just boot to the cd,

then mount your filesystem (mount /dev/hda etc /mnt/gentoo

then chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash

then issue the passwd command to set the root password to what you want it to be.

webrek · n00b Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Mexico City

I again, Im sorry, you can undarstand to me, but Im new.
when I it tried to execute the mount /dev/hda etc /mnt/gentoo
Gentoo said me

mount point etc/mnt/gentoo does exist
Special device /dev/hda does not exist
mount: cant find /dev/hda in /etc/fstab or /etc/mstab
Help
my messenger is webrek@hotmail.com

Chrisne · n00b Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 2

How does your partitiontable look like?

webrek · n00b Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Mexico City

/dev/hda1 ext2 32M
/dev/hda2 (swap) 512M
/dev/hda3 ext3

Rad · Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 8:47 pm Post subject:

Then I think you can just use "mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo", "chroot /mnt/gentoo", "passwd", "exit" and "reboot".

webrek · n00b Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Mexico City

Thanks all, All its ok