Red Hat linux 7.3 user name and password

[Brad Hards]

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On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 07:28, Michael Still wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Brad Hards wrote:
> > > This screen comes after I boot linux system.
> > > I really don't want to reinstall this because it is
> > > gonna take another hour.
> >
> > There is a way to fix it (using /bin/bash as init), but it is pretty
> > horrible, and may not work. So if you can't remember the password you
> > just entered, you'll likely need to re-install.
>
> Another option is to boot off the install CD in repair mode, mount the
> hard disk (something like mount /dev/hda1 /mnt)* and edit the /etc/passwd
> file... You'd probably be best off asking an experienced user to walk you
> through this in person, or it will take longer than reinstalling.
This is basically an easier version of replacing init, but it depends on being 
able to boot the CD. 

Also, you probably should have shadow passwords, so you need to change 
/etc/shadow, not /etc/passwd.

If I'd just done the install and forgotten the password, I'd probably 
re-install.

Brad


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