[Tfug] Install problem

[Don Freeman]

Thanks Rob.
Once I get it running I'll snoop around a bit.

-----Original Message-----
From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org] On Behalf Of
Robert Hunter
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:09 AM
To: Tucson Free Unix Group
Subject: Re: [Tfug] Install problem

> I have set up a new computer with a dual boot situation using winXP 
> and Ubuntu. I had it working fine but later forgot the password I had 
> created for the Linux side. I know dumb, dumb, dumb!! So . . . I 
> decided to simply reinstall Ubuntu.

Perhaps a bit late for this suggestion, but if you forget your root
password, there is no need to reinstall.  You just need to boot from a boot
disk, mount the root partition, and edit /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow.
 The exact details are given at many web sites.

http://www.google.com/search?q=recover+root+password+linux

--
Rob

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