How to recover root password

[Bill Davidsen]

Ricky wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I had a root passwd which was so secure that even i cannot remember it 
> now, lol!
> 
> Can Someone help as to how i can recover it!!!!???
> 
> 
> Any suggestions???
> 
If the owner of the system was even slightly security conscious there is 
not only a root password, but a grub password, a boot sequence which 
only includes the disk, and a BIOS password so the boot sequence can't 
be changed.

If the system is secure you also need the passwords for each encrypted 
filesystem.

These are good steps to follow, particularly with a laptop, even if you 
think you never answered any questions, keep no secure information, etc.

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