Lost Root password.

Spero Kouloures spero at hpindda.cup.hp.com
Wed Feb 20 11:35:32 AEST 1991


> I've got a problem.
>
> ... We've (well they) lost the root password! ...

While this has never happened to me :-) a procedure which we use
all the time for fixing corrupt systems it to take the hard disk
from the "bad" system,  connect it to another working system,
fsck and mount it, then edit any files which require changes
(i.e. /etc/passwd).

Good Luck,

Spero Koulouras



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