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I am running SUSIE 10.1. When I go to do updates the computer asks for the Administrators password. I have asked the friend who loaded this OS for me. But ...
  1. 05-31-2008 #1
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    [SOLVED] Administrator password

    I am running SUSIE 10.1. When I go to do updates the computer asks for the Administrators password. I have asked the friend who loaded this OS for me. But he can not remember. Is there a way of finding out the password or a way of changing it?
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    You should be able to boot and select failsafe option. Then at a terminal type passwd this will let you change the root password. After you have done this you should type init 6 to restart the system.
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    Welcome to the forums!

    Here's a HowTo you can follow to reset the root password:

    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...-password.html

    The first method is generally the easiest method, if it works for you..
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    Hi and Welcome !

    Highlight SuSe title in GRUB Menu and type single. It will boot up in Single User Mode and drop you at command prompt.
    Exeucte this
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    passwd
    Assign new root password. It wont ask for earlier password.
    Execute this to reboot machine :
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    shutdown -r now
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan183 View Post
    You should be able to boot and select failsafe option. Then at a terminal type passwd this will let you change the root password. After you have done this you should type init 6 to restart the system.
    HI Johathan183, Tried your suggestion. Got to a login screen.
    Tried all sorts of things could not get passed?
    I am running a dual boot system.
    Does this matter?
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    Quote Originally Posted by devils casper View Post
    Hi and Welcome !

    Highlight SuSe title in GRUB Menu and type single. It will boot up in Single User Mode and drop you at command prompt.
    Exeucte this
    Code:
    passwd
    Assign new root password. It wont ask for earlier password.
    Execute this to reboot machine :
    Code:
    shutdown -r now
    HI devils Casper,

    I am new to this. What is the GRUB Menu?
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    The grub menu is the green boot screen with the openSUSE logo you see when the system is starting up (just after the BIOS POST). There should be an option there labelled "BOOT" and in it, you can type additional kernel parameters e.g. single.
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    HI,

    I followed the first lot of instructions. At the boot label I typed in Single.
    Then got to a line " Give Root Password for Login: "
    so I typed in " passwd ".
    Next line said it was incorrect.
    What am I doing wrong?
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    What happens if you don't enter a password (just press enter when prompted for the password).
  10. 06-06-2008 #10
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    ...also, be sure to try out the 'not so easy' method in the HowTo I posted above if the 'easier' method does not work for some reason.
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