Red Hat Pass Word

[realcoffee]

I forgot my password to red hat 6.1. Can someone help me?

 

[Workin']

If it's the password to the root account I think you are screwed if you can't remember it. If you can acess that machine over a network and have previously exported or shared the appropriate directories you should be able to copy any important data off the machine before you reinstall linux.

 

[JW310]

At the LILO prompt, type in "linux 1". This will boot you into single-user mode, which will then allow you to change the password for the root account, without needing to know it. Then just reboot, and you should be all set.

JW

 

[goldboyd]

yup, booting up in single user mode is what you need to do...but be carefull, you'll be root. and if you're not referring to your root password and you just forgot your normal account, you can login as root and do a passwd [username]

 

[Workin']

<< At the LILO prompt, type in &quot;linux 1&quot;. This will boot you into single-user mode, which will then allow you to change the password for the root account, without needing to know it. >>

Really? Not that I doubt what you are saying, but then it seems rather pointless to even have a password if anyone who has physical access to your machine can change it without even having an account. Or am I missing something?

 

[realcoffee]

It ask me to change the unix passwd I did but I cannot get in. I probably forgot my root login name as well I know better. thanks for all the help.

 

[Usul]

Correct me if I'm wrong, I just goof around with linux sometimes, bu isn't the root username &quot;root&quot; ?

 

[realcoffee]

thanks to everyone. I got in to the system. You are right Usul the root name is root after I type that I was able to use the paasswd that I changed to.

 

[mmaki]

<< At the LILO prompt, type in &quot;linux 1&quot;. This will boot you into single-user mode, which will then allow you to change the password for the root account, without needing to know it. Then just reboot, and you should be all set. >>



JW, I just gotta know, is this really true? As Workin' said, just physical access to your machine with this knowledge can change the root password? Please let us know.

 

[JW310]

Yes, it's true... I've done it a few times on my own system when I went back to Linux after a bit and forgot the root password. However, I believe it is also possible to disable single user mode (not sure on this one), as it obviously poses a great security hazard.

JW

 

[mmaki]

Wow, you're absolutly right. I just tried it on one of my Linux boxes and sure enough I changed the pw! Good info to know. Thanks JW.