Password Mayhem
April 23, 2004 06:01 PM
I have Mandrake installed on this computer (im using windows right now). When i reboot and start up mandrake, it tells me
"You are required to change your password immediatly (password aged)"
except there is no way to change passwords on the login screen and nothing i try will let me in.
I really really really need to get into it or im totally screwed....HELP!
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1,060
April 23, 2004 07:16 PM
Is this for a user account or root? If it''s a user account just login as root and use the passwd command to change your user account''s password. If it''s for root thats a little more difficult. You *might* be able to set the root password if you boot linux in single user mode. To do this I think you pass ''single'' to the kernel at boot time. If you use grub as your bootloader then this will be easy to do, not sure about lilo though.
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April 23, 2004 08:26 PM
Im new to linux, so i''m not totally sure about all you said. To be more specific with my problem, the computer boots up and displays the
Welcome
username:
password:
input boxes. Thus I cant even get into anything at all. I have no idea if its a root or a user account, because i dont know the difference. I always have have logged in with my normal name and password.
Are you suggesting typing ''root'' as the username?
How do i know if i have grub or lilo?
Thanks for the post.
Welcome
username:
password:
input boxes. Thus I cant even get into anything at all. I have no idea if its a root or a user account, because i dont know the difference. I always have have logged in with my normal name and password.
Are you suggesting typing ''root'' as the username?
How do i know if i have grub or lilo?
Thanks for the post.
303
April 23, 2004 09:08 PM
Well Im not sure on Mandrake, I have Gentoo, but should be the same.
As has been mentioned use ''root'' as user name and enter your password. If you installed Linux you should have specified a root password along the way.
If theres a Problem with your Interface try repeatedly pressing ''CTRL'' ''ALT'' ''Backspace'' to get into the ''console'' area, then enter root password.
-CProgrammer
As has been mentioned use ''root'' as user name and enter your password. If you installed Linux you should have specified a root password along the way.
If theres a Problem with your Interface try repeatedly pressing ''CTRL'' ''ALT'' ''Backspace'' to get into the ''console'' area, then enter root password.
-CProgrammer
April 23, 2004 09:27 PM
sweet ass, im running linux now.
I logged in as ''root'' like you said.
Now how do i change the password for my other account?
(you all have saved my ass)
I logged in as ''root'' like you said.
Now how do i change the password for my other account?
(you all have saved my ass)
April 25, 2004 12:15 AM
how''s that done?
by the way, are there any sites that have this information so that i dont have to keep bothering everyone when i have a question?
google mostly turns up disgussion boards...
by the way, are there any sites that have this information so that i dont have to keep bothering everyone when i have a question?
google mostly turns up disgussion boards...
606
April 25, 2004 12:19 AM
I''m no expert, but
man passwd
man usermod
man passwd
man usermod
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