How can I get my username and password from Redhat?

[BullyCanadian]

Our school here provides us laptops with Windows XP pro and Redhate dual boot, and my computer class is starting RedHate in 1 week, but the thing is when I first got my laptop I setup a username and password under Linux which i forgot. Anyway for me to get this information?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Grub or lilo?

 

[BullyCanadian]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Grub or lilo?

Can you collaborate a little, I'm a major Linux NOOB

 

[Platypus]

Your boot loader, it's most likely grub if you're using redhat.. what version of redhat do you have installed?

 

[awal]

Google

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Grub or lilo?

Can you collaborate a little, I'm a major Linux NOOB

Are you using LILO or Grub?

Instructions for both

Boot into single user mode, using the instructions I JUST GOOGLED FOR YOU. As root (hopefully it doesn't ask for a password, or this gets a bit more complicated), type passwd and enter a password.

 

[BullyCanadian]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Grub or lilo?

Can you collaborate a little, I'm a major Linux NOOB

Are you using LILO or Grub?

Instructions for both

Boot into single user mode, using the instructions I JUST GOOGLED FOR YOU. As root (hopefully it doesn't ask for a password, or this gets a bit more complicated), type passwd and enter a password.

Trying it right now, thanks

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Grub or lilo?

Can you collaborate a little, I'm a major Linux NOOB

Are you using LILO or Grub?

Instructions for both

Boot into single user mode, using the instructions I JUST GOOGLED FOR YOU. As root (hopefully it doesn't ask for a password, or this gets a bit more complicated), type passwd and enter a password.

Trying it right now, thanks

Keep us updated. 🙂

 

[BullyCanadian]

umm, when booting its stuck at SH-205b#
with the cursor flashing beside it, what do i do now?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian
umm, when booting its stuck at SH-205b#
with the cursor flashing beside it, what do i do now?

You're in Linux as root.

Type (anything bolded is a command):
passwd

It will prompt you to enter a password. Enter one, then verify. Don't forget this one. 😉

Then type exit and the normal boot proceedure should continue. For the username, enter root, and then enter the password you just setup.

I'd recommend making a real user account too, because running as root is stupid. Kind of like using an administrator account in Windows for day to day tasks.

 

[BullyCanadian]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian
umm, when booting its stuck at SH-205b#
with the cursor flashing beside it, what do i do now?

You're in Linux as root.

Type (anything bolded is a command):
passwd

It will prompt you to enter a password. Enter one, then verify. Don't forget this one. 😉

Then type exit and the normal boot proceedure should continue. For the username, enter root, and then enter the password you just setup.

I'd recommend making a real user account too, because running as root is stupid. Kind of like using an administrator account in Windows for day to day tasks.

thanks a lot

 

[n0cmonkey]

See what posting in the proper forum can do? 😛