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20th January 2007, 04:53 PM
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root password
ok.so this is kinda urgent.i did put a password for root..yesterday it was working today it says that it's incorrect!can you help me figure it out?pleasa!thanks in advanced! 
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20th January 2007, 04:57 PM
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reboot, at the grub prompt hit 'a' , add '1' to the kernel parameters, hit enter to boot into a root prompt, type 'passwd' and enter your (new) password (can be the same as the old, whatever you want), type 'shutdown -r now' to reboot. All should be well
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20th January 2007, 05:06 PM
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did that but did no effect  anymore advises please .. im using fedora core 6
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20th January 2007, 05:11 PM
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That must work unless your root directory or system files are corrupt.
You will probably have to reinstall, try upgrade/repair mode to keep your data intact.
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20th January 2007, 05:13 PM
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lol i just installed last night  ) and didn't modify it in any way!just the regular updates to keep it safe
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21st January 2007, 05:41 AM
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ok, try this, hit 'a' at the grub prompt add 'reconfig' to the kernel line and hit enter to boot up onto the inital configuration screen again, where you set root's password and add other users.
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21st January 2007, 06:24 AM
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ok i done that reinstall and now it's all normal..hope it stays that way!thanks for the advises
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27th January 2007, 07:51 PM
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What is the password that you used? What is the IP of your machine?
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27th January 2007, 07:53 PM
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and your really hopin' i'm posting that!
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28th January 2007, 02:05 AM
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SatelliteX is pushing it.....
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8th February 2007, 05:58 PM
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i want to learn ethical hacking and i'm serious
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8th February 2007, 06:03 PM
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thats great go to by books on tcp, ix86 assembly, and memory management, or at least ask on a hacking forum.
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9th February 2007, 01:59 AM
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that thread is taking on an interesting path... the OP's problem was solved, so I'm closing now
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