On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 7:47 PM [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > (send from correct account) > > sudo passwd root If he had sudo access, why would he need or want a root password? Nico Kadel-Garcia > {^_^} > > On 20190720 12:11:47, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 1:38 PM Elio Fabri <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, I had a bad surprise: the root password I know is no longer > >> accepted. Neither bu su, nor by yum. > >> I've been using Linux for many years (now SL 6.2) and it never happened > >> before, so I'm stuck. > >> What can I do? > >> -- > >> Elio Fabri > > > > Reboot your system with a recovery disk. The Scientific Linux > > installation disk images support typing "linux rescue" at the disc > > boot prompt. > > > > Other methods are covered pretty well here: > > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tecmint.com_reset-2Dforgotten-2Droot-2Dpassword-2Din-2Drhel-2Dcentos-2Dand-2Dfedora_&d=DwIBaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=VIAIdZdbjUx2Ruwrj-sIpKTgnGkocdW8SKqEX6ii_Ig&s=aYTQVfqPD_oclWJIXcwEm1FCqO7WM4eKX6tMNqsUCqI&e= > >