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Old 21st September 2005, 05:58 AM
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all rite i done a search and got nothing. i got fedora core 3 64bit isntalled on this old hdd, and really dont feel like reinstalling it but i forgot the root password. the box is sitting right here and if i really gotta reinstall im going to 4 i guess. just le me know how easy getting hte password is and a link to the threads i coudnlt find. THNX
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Old 21st September 2005, 07:52 AM
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Boot up the install disk one with "linux rescue" at the boot prompt, chroot /mnt/sysimage, then passwd.
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Or http://www.fedorafaq.org/basics/#resetroot
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Old 22nd September 2005, 05:12 AM
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thnx, rescue stuff worked great.
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