Installation broken passwords Newbe

Simon Schneebeli yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Sun Feb 1 09:36:01 2004


It might be that during the install procedure you entered the password 
with another keybord layout than later for login. Maybe you check this 
out first.

Simon

Harvey Ussery wrote:
> You can get back into your 3.0.1 install in "single user mode" & then 
> access the passwd program & change passwords for all accounts incl root. 
> Be careful--in single user mode you are working with power of root.
> 
> Don't know how you have things set up, but at an initial boot prompt you 
> can type:
> linux  single <enter>
> to get into the single user shell. Alternatively, you can boot from your 
> install CD but at the boot prompt type "linux  single" as above.
> 
> Good luck.    --Harvey
> 
> dovid wrote:
> 
>> the passwords were all somehow entered incorrectly
>> during installation 3.0.1 and i'm unable to log into
>> any account created.
>>
>> must the entire install be redone or is there some
>> shortcut to reset the passwords
>>
>> thanks
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