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My dad died like 5 months ago and it really sucks because he left behind a whole linux computer networtk and I have the root password but I need his ...
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    PLease help me :(

    My dad died like 5 months ago and it really sucks because he left behind a whole linux computer networtk and I have the root password but I need his account password. Is there a command I can use to get it? PLease help me!!!

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    The root user can reset a "user" password to anything he/she wants. See the bottom of the first post:

    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...-password.html
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    new members/users: read this first | new member faq
    no private messages requesting computer support - post them on the forums!
    please use the "report post" button to alert our forum admins to problematic posts rather than responding to them yourself.

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    Thank you!!!

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