I forgot my root password

[kennynoah]

how do i recover or change my password, i use redhat 7.3 and i have forgotten my password. :!:

[johntaylor]

Type 'linux single' at the lilo or grub boot prompt. The computer should boot up and come to a command prompt (eg. bash etc). Type the following:

bash#: 'passwd root'

If that doesn't work or you do not use Grub or Lilo please tell me. I use it mainly because I cant boot from the SCSI drive.

[kennynoah]

Thanks so much, I was able to change the passwd but i still cant log in, when i type in the login name and passwd it dosent promt me that its wrong it just goes back to the login name.

lab_linux login: xyz
password: XXX

after some seceonds it goes back to;

lab_linux login: xyz

[johntaylor]

Hmm. I will have a look in my big linux book for Turbo Linux server - that's were I got the change root password thing from.

Are you able to log in as root even? You might of got the password or username wrong when you first made the user. I have done that a couple of times during installation because of my quick typing errors.

No Problems,

[robbo]

Just thought i'd post in an old thread, I have this same problem.. I am using Mandrake 10.0 and i cant login to any users (forgot all passwords :/..) I dont use Lilo or Grub

Glad if u could help

[johntaylor]

is the username root or a normal user.

If it is a normal user do the following:

1. Log on as root.
2. type 'passwd <username>'
3. Follow the prompts.

OR:

1. Start up by typing 'linux single' at the boot prompt
2. At the command prompt, type 'passwd <username>'
3. Follow the prompts
4. Reboot the computer normally.

Cheers,