root password

eventhorizon · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 8:35 am Post subject: root password

Help....

Forgot my root password ( me very stupid ) :oops:

How can you change your root password without knowing the old one???

Please, please could use some help

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bsolar · Bodhisattva Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 2764

Boot from the installation cd, chroot and use 'passwd'.

BTW it has already discussed e.g.here. :wink:

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