Re: [tlug] forgot root-password

[Niels Kobschaetzki <niels.k@example.com>]

Am 25.06.2005 um 15:24 schrieb Niels Kobschaetzki:

> hi!
>
> i'm using a suse9.2 and some months ago i suddenly forgot my root- 
> password for my machines...on my mac and windows-machine it was no  
> problem to reset the password or do something to get the thing to  
> work again...
> on my small linux-box (toshiba libretto l1/060) it is a problem.  
> today i tried again an attempt to get the machine to work because  
> it's very problematic for me just setting up a new system (hdd has  
> to be removed, built into another machine, installing the system,  
> moving it back to the libretto and so on...)
> is there any way with a normal user who cannot do sudo (need my  
> root-password) to reset the password or giving root a new one?

problem solved...was far easier than thought...
just add init=/bin/bash to the kernel boot options in grub and there  
you go...

greetings

niels


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