[Novalug] Root password problem

[Bonnie Dalzell]

On Sat, 26 Dec 2009, Charles M Howe wrote:

> List,
>
> I'm wondering if I should be in a state of panic. I did su just to make
> sure that I know my root password. I don't. I have six possible root
> passwords and not one of them is right. What will I be able to do?
>
> Charlie

boot from a live cd of the OS. this leaves you in administrator mode. then 
you can reset your user password.

unless you compute in an environment in which random people who should not 
have access to your system have physical access to the environment - 
write your pass word down somewhere where you will not loose it.

>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Novalug mailing list
> Novalug at calypso.tux.org
> http://calypso.tux.org/mailman/listinfo/novalug
>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                        Bonnie Dalzell, MA
mail:5100 Hydes Rd PO Box 60, Hydes,MD,USA 21082-0060|EMAIL:bdalzell at qis.net
Freelance anatomist, vertebrate paleontologist, writer, illustrator, dog
breeder, computer nerd & iconoclast... Borzoi info at www.borzois.com.
HOME www.batw.net    ART bdalzellart.batw.net  BUSINESS www.boardingatwedge.com