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Hello friends, I created root password. But when i type "su" and then password, but my result is below one Code: sharief@sharief-desktop:/$ su Password: su: Authentication failure sharief@sharief-desktop:/$ Now i ...
  1. 09-03-2009 #1
    shariefbe
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    [SOLVED] forgot my "SU" password

    Hello friends,
    I created root password. But when i type "su" and then password, but my result is below one

    Code:
    sharief@sharief-desktop:/$ su
Password: 
su: Authentication failure
sharief@sharief-desktop:/$
    Now i dont know how to retrieve the password or how to rest the password...Can anyone help me
    Last edited by shariefbe; 09-03-2009 at 03:30 AM.
    Thanks in advance...
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    If you can reboot,from grub add "1" to login as root and then use passwd command to change your password.
    Check this ,might be useful for you.
    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/red...mode-grub.html
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    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...-password.html shows two methods.
    blinky shows one here:
    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubu...-password.html
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    Have a Look this link .. it may help u

    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...-password.html
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    Hi,
    I found the way to reset the root password. Its simplest way

    Code:
    ~$ sudo passwd
    Its working fine. Thanks for all
    Thanks in advance...
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    Are you using which flavor of linux ? I mean Ubuntu or fedora ?


    Quote Originally Posted by shariefbe View Post
    Hello friends,
    I created root password. But when i type "su" and then password, but my result is below one

    Code:
    sharief@sharief-desktop:/$ su
Password: 
su: Authentication failure
sharief@sharief-desktop:/$
    Now i dont know how to retrieve the password or how to rest the password...Can anyone help me
    Use This .. it may help you :-

    amaresh@eOdissa:~$ sudo passwd

    then type your passwd then u can work .
  7. 09-03-2009 #7
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    Yes i amusing UBUNTU 8.10. and i found the answer for that as you defined in the same way. Thanks
    Thanks in advance...
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