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Re: Root password
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:11:50 -0700
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On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:58:31AM +0530, vivek chalotra wrote:
> 
> I have forgotten the root password of my main server having SLC 5.7. Kindly
> let me know the easiest way to change or retrieve it.
> 

Boot from installation CD into "rescue" mode, cd /mnt/sysimage/etc, vi shadow
to reset the password string to "" (blank, no password).

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Konstantin Olchanski
Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
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