Password

[Ruben Safir]

On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 11:33:36AM +0000, Anthony M. Rasat wrote:
> >I have a client that has forgotten >his log in password for his pc.  He >is using the standard desktop >addition and requires this pc for >his home office.  How do I change >his login info?
> 
> You need to start in single mode then change his password. Do this by appending kernel line in grub menu a single word "single" then press enter and b button to boot. You will enter command line mode without login as root. Change his password and reboot. You will be able to start login using this new password.
> 

This setting is sometimmes not enough if you have a password set on
single user mode.  There is a solution to this as well, but I forget it
off the top of my head.  It is on google though and it should be a quick
search.

The easiest way to deal with this, IMO, is boot off a live CD and remove
the entries from /etc/passwd and /ect/shadow for root.  You'll then have
access.


Ruben


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