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  1. 05-09-2009 #1
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    Your account has expired

    I have the same problem

    The version of red hat linux is 2.4.0 and i don`t enter in my account,
    Your account has expired, please contact your system odministrator and
    the name user: root
    root pass: enter
    not is valid
    Please help me.
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    Since root is the system administrator account it is usually not set to expire since there would be no easy way to restore it. You are going to need to boot up a recovery disc, mount the / device to a temporary directory, and then modify the account settings for root or your user account so you can log in.
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    The version of red hat linux is 2.4.0 and i don`t enter in my account,
    ??Are you talking about kernel version 2.4.0? The original Red Hat 2 was released nearly 15 years ago! Is it Red Hat Enterprise 2.4? Is this machine a home computer?
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    Another way to fix the root account, either changing the password on re-enabling it is to boot into single user mode.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lomcevak View Post
    Another way to fix the root account, either changing the password on re-enabling it is to boot into single user mode.
    Won't it still enforce the expiration policy of the root account?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rubberman View Post
    Won't it still enforce the expiration policy of the root account?
    No, when you boot into single user mode you're automatically logged into root regardless of the account's status.
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    Well, that would be simpler than booting from a recovery disc. I haven't booted into single-user mode, so I was assuming that you still had to log in - seems like a bit of a security issue to me, if the hacker has physical access to the system at least.
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    Execute passwd command in Single User Mode to set new password for root user. It won't ask earlier password for reset.


    Quote Originally Posted by Rubberman
    so I was assuming that you still had to log in - seems like a bit of a security issue to me, if the hacker has physical access to the system at least.
    Thats right. Physical access to a system breaches all software securities. Single User Mode gives full access to the system and same is with any LiveCD.
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