[Tfug] Install problem

[George Cohn]

Robert Hunter wrote:

> 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
> 

Even simpler than that.  When you get the grub screen, hit "e", scroll 
down to kernel... and hit "e" again.  Add single user to kernel 
parameter and "b" for boot.

It will boot into single user mode and you can passwd and change the 
root password.

I did this on a Ubuntu installation this afternoon to show an instructor 
how to recover from a lost password.

George Cohn