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

[gourav anandache]

Thanks :)


On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 7:36 PM, ElectroMech <electromech at electromech.info>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 6:41 PM, gourav anandache <
> anandache.gourav at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Even I am facing the same problem....
>> If u get any solution please let me know.
>>
> Boot your computer from fedora dvd, at the starting screen press ESC you
> will get
> boot :
>
> type
>
> boot: linux rescue
>
> Then go further as guided by screen. once you get prompt change the root
> password with
>
> password root
>
> then shutdown your pc and remove fedora dvd.
>
> Your root password is reset.
>
> Thanks and Regards.
>
>
>>
>>
>> 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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>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>> Gourav Anandache
>>
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Gourav Anandache
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