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i dont know root password then this situation can we change or
break root password to ant process
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Answer / manas
yes we can, by running the system in single user mode we can
change the password of root if grub password is not given.
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Answer / gokul pradeep
wen ur starting the kernel it will show ur OS version
In this press "DEL"(not sure).it will show 3 lines
root(hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinux-something version
initrd /initrd-version.img
In this go to second line and type S or s or 1 anything to
go in single user mode.After entering enter the command
passwd root
now enter ur desire password.
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Answer / nikhil maggu
Hey can any1 explain how to switch to single user mode after
boot??
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Answer / rajasekar
when ur starting the kernel it will show ur OS version
In this press "space bar", it will show 3 lines
root(hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinux-something version
initrd /initrd-version.img
select kernel label (2nd line)
press e
press e to edit
give a space and type 1 or s
press enter key
press b to boot
now system boots in single user mode
change the root password
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Answer / mohan thakur
Type init=/bin/bash as kernel parameter. You will reach to #
prompt without password. Change password using "#passwd
root" command
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