[fedora-india] how to reset root password in Fedora 10

[gourav anandache]

Even I am facing the same problem....
If u get any solution please let me know.


On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 8:29 AM, Sanjeev Kumar Mittal <skm.works at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I have Fedora 2.6.23.1-42.fc8 GNU GRUB version 0.97
> At boot time when I press arrow keys I get the screen wherein it prompts
> 'p' to enter a password to unlock the next set of features. Unfortunately I
> lost that password as well as the root password.
> How do I bypass this, is there any way.
> Please let me know, many thanks in advance.
>
> Thanks & Regards, sanjeev
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 3:21 AM, Sanjeev Kumar Mittal <skm.works at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am finding this strange problem, that on booting it dont stop for
>> options and straight away login without asking any credentials and I guess
>> it logs in as user mode.
>> However, I wanted to install few updates, etc and hence needed the root
>> password. Unfortunately I forgot the root password that I would had set at
>> time of installation.
>>
>> I did an initial search on net on how to reset the root password, however
>> I am not able to halt the boot grub and it dont allow me at all, I mean I
>> dont get any option to edit or append the boot to go in run level 1.
>>
>> Kindly could any one let me know any clues that what is wrong in my
>> approach or my installation.
>>
>> Thanks a lot in advance!
>>
>> --
>>
>> ~ Best Regards, sanjeev
>>
>
>
>
> --
>
> ~ Best Regards, sanjeev
>
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Gourav Anandache
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